Lot 158
  • 158

After Léopold-Louis Robert 1794-1835

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Léopold-Louis Robert
  • la halte des moissonneurs dans les marais pontins
  • oil on canvas
  • 71 by 108 cm.; 28 by 42½ in.

Condition

Original canvas. There is a stretcher mark to the upper edge and carquelure throughout the sky. Otherwise the work is in good overall condition. Examination under ultra violet light reveals retouching to the sky and to the right hand figures. Held in a heavy decorative gold painted frame.
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Catalogue Note

The original painting by Leopold Louis-Robert is held in The Louvre, Paris.