André Lhote

Acquired by the family of the present owner in the 1920s

Musée de Lyon, A. Lhote, 1966

Anatole Jakovsky, André Lhote, Paris, 1947, illustrated no. 20
André Lhote (exhibition catalogue), Madrid & Bordeaux, 2007, illustrated p. 232

Stable condition. Original canvas. Stretcher bar mark is visible running horizontally (with associated minor craquelure) 2 inches below the top edge. Pinhead-size loss at top right corner; several pinhead-size losses as well as a 1 ½ inch long line of loss at extreme left edge - all probably due to frame abrasion. There are two repaired tears: one in the middle of the figure's left thigh, and the other in bottom of figure's right thigh, patches are visible on the reverse. Under UV light, there is a 2-inch long area of inpainting in figure's bottom left thigh to address the loss; several pinhead-size dots in structure at lower left to and a 3-inch long stroke of inpainting at left edge near the vase to address loss. A few other nailhead-size spots of inpainting throughout the background. There are 4 strokes of what appear to be old discolored inpainting near top edge in pink pigments of background and 2 strokes in the brown pigment near left edge at center. All visible under raking light.
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