Lot 288
  • 288

Émile Othon Friesz

Estimate
15,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Émile Othon Friesz
  • LE PORT DE HONFLEUR
  • signed E. Othon Friesz (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 60 by 73.3 cm., 23 5/8 by 28 7/8 in.

Provenance

Sale: Christie's, Monaco, 3rd May 1989, lot 176

Literature

Robert Martin & Odile Aittourès, Émile Othon Friesz: L'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1995, no. 191, illustrated p. 102

Condition

The canvas is not lined and there are no signs of retouching visible under UV light. Apart from a thick, uneven varnish this work is in good condition. Colours: Overall accurate although more vivid in the original.
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