Lot 162
  • 162

Harold Piffard

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Harold Piffard
  • odalisque
  • signed Piffard lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 76.5 by 50.5cm., 30 by 19¾in.

Condition

Original canvas. There is only some scattered retouching visible under ultraviolet light, mainly to the lower right corner and the upper left edge. The work is in good overall condition, with rich colours and a strong surface, and only a few repairs visible from the reverse. Held in a wide wood frame with faux-mahogany varnish, under glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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