Lot 345
  • 345

Francisco Bores Madrid 1898-Paris 1972

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • Francisco Bores
  • Bodegón de Frutas (Still Life with Fruit)
  • signed and dated Bores 60 lower right

  • oil on canvas

  • 92 by 73cm., 36¼ by 28¾in.

Provenance

Galerie Louis Carré, Paris (1960)

Literature

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Francisco Bores II, Catálogo Razonado de Pintura 1945-1972, Madrid, 2003, p. 404, no. 1960/10, illustrated

Condition

Original canvas. There are no retouchings evident under ultraviolet light, though there are some scattered areas of discoloured varnish (visible to the naked eye) some of which fluoresce under ultraviolet light. The paint surface is overall in good condition. Held in a simple gilt wood frame with a plain wooden slip.
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