Lot 23
  • 23

Edward Cucuel

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Edward Cucuel
  • Am Ufer (On the Shore)
  • signed Cucuel lower left; signed and titled Cucuel / Am Ufer on the stretcher
  • oil on canvas
  • 51.2 by 82.5cm., 20¼ by 32½in.

Provenance

Kunsthandlung F.W. Nickel & Alex Zadow, Nürnberg
Private collector, Nürnberg (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner in 1968

Condition

Original canvas. There are scattered spots of retouching visible under ultraviolet light, notably to the centre of the right side and along the waist of the left-hand figure. Apart from a few repairs along the upper edge (patched on the reverse) and scattered areas of craquelure, this work is in good condition, with a strong surface and rich colours. Held in a decorative, gold-painted moulded plaster and wood frame.
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