Lot 182
  • 182

Albert Marquet

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • VUE DE LA CASBAH
  • signed Marquet (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 33.5 by 40.5cm., 13 1/8 by 16in.

Provenance

Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (acquired from the artist on 21st May 1920)
M Ziegler (acquired from the above on 21st July 1920)
Sale: Galerie Motte, Geneva, 21st June 1970, lot 14
Sale: Galerie Motte, Geneva, 2nd July 1971, lot 266

Literature

Jean-Claude Martinet & Guy Wildenstein, Marquet, L'Afrique du Nord, Catalogue de l'Ĺ“uvre peint, Paris, 2001, no. I-18, illustrated p. 90

Condition

The canvas is not lined and there are no signs of retouching visible under UV light. There are areas of craquelure, mainly to the left edge, and some very slight paint thinning to the green in the lower half of the composition. This work is in good condition. Colours: The colours are slightly deeper and the green is significantly brighter in the original.
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