Lot 343
  • 343

Henri Edmond Cross

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henri Edmond Cross
  • Fleurs
  • stamped with the initials HEC (lower left)
  • oil on panel
  • 22.9 by 13.9cm., 9 by 5 1/2 in.

Provenance

Estate of the artist (sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 28th October 1921, lot 17)
Kurt Meissner, Zurich
Sale: Christie's, New York, 9th May 1991, lot 212
Private Collection, United States (purchased at the above sale; sale: Sotheby's, New York, 9th May 2002, lot 131A)
Monsieur Georges Bemberg

Condition

The panel is sound. UV examination reveals one small spot of fluorescence to the right part of the lower edge, possibly retouching. There are some very minor flecks of paint loss to the upper right corner and centre of the right edge. This work is in overall good condition.
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