Lot 69
  • 69

Moïse Kisling 1891-1953

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Moïse Kisling
  • Jeune fille aux nattes
  • signed Kisling (upper right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 16 1/8 by 10 5/8 in.
  • 41 by 27 cm.
  • Painted in 1930.

Literature

Jean Kisling, Kisling, 1891-1953, Paris, 1971-1995, vol III, p.148, no. 120, illustrated
Petit Palais Musee d'art Moderne Geneve, 1635 Oeuvres de l'Impressionnisme a l'ecole de Paris, Geneva, 1996, p. 120, no. 874, illustrated

Condition

Canvas has not been lined. There is some pigment separation in blue pigment. Scattered light craquelure throughout. Some faint surface soiling. Under UV: one small spot of inpainting at lower left corner. Overall this work is in very good condition.
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