Lot 505
  • 505

Moïse Kisling

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description

  • Moïse Kisling
  • FLEURS
  • signed Kisling (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 73 by 54cm., 28 3/4 by 21 1/4 in.

Provenance

Mme Marie Segal, Paris
Sale: Shinwa Art Auction, Tokyo, 10th June 2000
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Jean Kisling, Kisling 1891-1953, Turin, 1971, vol. I, no. 61, illustrated p. 231

Condition

The canvas is not lined. There are three nailhead-sized spots of retouching to the vase, visible under UV light. Apart from some retouching to the top right and bottom left edges, probably to cover previous frame-rubbing and visible under UV light, this work is in good condition. Colours: Overall brighter and stronger in the original.
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