Lot 191
  • 191

José Mongrell Valencia 1870-Barcelona 1937

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • José Mongrell
  • Después de la Pesca (After the Catch)
  • signed and dated J. Mongrell / 1921 lower right; inscribed and titled BOCETO DE MI CUADRO "DESPUÉS DE LA PESCA" on the reverse

  • oil on canvas

  • 75 by 60cm., 29½ by 23½in.

Provenance

Blanca and Laura San Cristóbal Jarpa, Chile (acquired prior to 1947), great-aunts of the present owner

Condition

Original canvas. There are no retouchings evident under ultraviolet light and overall the paint surface is in good, clean condition. Held in a decorative plaster moulded gilt frame.
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