Lot 530
  • 530

Pierre Louis Bouvier

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Pierre Louis Bouvier
  • Portrait of a lady, half length, holding an artist's portfolio, seated at a table with a chest of drawing paraphernalia
  • signed and dated lower right: P.L.B. / 1812
  • oil on canvas, unlined

Condition

Canvas is unlined. There is excellent preservation of the paint surface with lovely detail and coloration. Examination under UV light reveals only a few small inpaints of craquelure in white dress, and one or two in background. These have been well applied and there is no need for further work. Painting can be hung a is. Offered in a carved and gilt wood frame.
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