Lot 266
  • 266

Paul Fischer

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Paul Fischer
  • Kvinde på bænk (Lady on a Bench)
  • signed Paul Fischer lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 40 by 47.5cm., 15¾ by 18¾in.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner circa 1998

Condition

Original canvas. There are some very minor spots of heightening visible under ultraviolet light to the trees and the figure's dress. Apart from some areas of craquelure to the surface, and a few pinhead-sized flecks of paint loss mainly to the periphery of the work, the work is in good condition and ready to hang. Held in a decorative gold and black-painted moulded plaster and wood frame, incised with floral motifs.
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