Lot 289
  • 289

Jules LeRoy, French 1856-1921

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jules Leroy
  • musical kittens; a new hiding place
  • a pair, both signed

  • oil on panel
  • each 34.5x26cm.; 13½x10¼in.

Condition

Both panels are sound. Some very minor craquelure in places and a layer of surface dirt. Ultraviolet light reveals a thick border of retouching around the edges of 'A New Hiding Place' and some retouching to the edges of 'Musical Kittens'; underneath a heavy varnish. Held in matching decorative gold painted frames.
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