Lot 252
  • 252

Henry Moret

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description

  • Sardiniers à Douelan
  • Signed and dated Henri Moret 1909 (lower right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 24 by 29 1/2 in.
  • 61 by 74.9 cm

Provenance

Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired directly from the artist on December 24, 1900)
Mr. W. E. L. Dillaway (acquired from Durand-Ruel, New York in 1903)
Private Collection, California, since circa 1960
Thence by descent

Exhibited

Paris, Durand-Ruel, Tableaux de Henry Moret, 1901, no. 21
New York, Durand-Ruel, Paintings by Henry Moret, 1901, no. 19

Condition

Excellent condition. Original canvas. Work has recently been cleaned and retains nice impasto. Under UV light there are a few dots of inpainting near upper right corner, otherwise fine.
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