Lot 136
  • 136

Auguste Bonheur French, 1821-1884

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Auguste Bonheur
  • Study of Black Rams
  • signed l.r.: A Bonheur
  • oil on canvas
  • 31.5 by 40.5 cm.; 12½ by 16 in.

Provenance

Victor Franses Gallery, London

Condition

The canvas is original. There is some very minor undulation to the surface of the canvas and some light lines of craquelure in places, particularly to the left section. Otherwise in good condition. Ultraviolet light reveals minor spots of retouching to the edges, around the rams and elsewhere. Held in a simple gold painted wooden frame in fair condition.
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