Lot 291
  • 291

Gustave de Jonghe

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Gustave de Jonghe
  • Woman in an Interior
  • signed l.l.: Gustave De Jonghe.

  • oil on canvas

  • 64.5 by 48 cm.; 25ΒΌ by 19 in.

Condition

Canvas has an old re-line, with edging paper visible to the upper edge. Some frame abrasion and associated paint loss to the upper, lower and right edges. Craquelure throughout the work. Ultraviolet light reveals extensive over-painting throughout, including area around the signature. Held in a decorative, gold-painted, composite frame, with similarly painted inlay with name plaque.
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