Lot 460
  • 460

Léon de Smet

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Léon De Smet
  • BOUQUET DE FLEURS
  • signed Léon de Smet and dated 1961 (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 79.5 by 65cm., 31 3/8 by 25 5/8 in.

Provenance

Galerie de la Madeleine, Brussels
Acquired from the above by the present owner in October 1961

Condition

The canvas is not lined and there are no signs of retouching visible under UV light. This work is in good original condition. Colours: Overall fairly accurate although richer and stronger in the original.
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