Lot 130
  • 130

Joseph Bail

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Joseph Bail
  • les taches quotidiennes
  • signed Bail Joseph lower left

  • oil on canvas
  • 176 by 132cm., 69ΒΌ by 52in.

Provenance

Douwes Fine Art, Amsterdam 
Purchased by the present owner from the above circa 1988

Condition

The canvas has been re-lined. There are some spots of retouching visible under ultraviolet light, notably to what appears to be a repair or old join running horizontally along the upper quarter of the composition, and a spot to the figure's apron. This work is in very good condition overall, with rich tones and strong impasto. Held in a narrow, decorative, gold-painted moulded plaster and wood frame.
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