Lot 249
  • 249

Maurice de Vlaminck

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Maurice de Vlaminck
  • MAISONS AU BORD DE L'EAU
  • signed Vlaminck (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 46 by 55cm., 18 1/8 by 21 5/8 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Winnipeg
Private Collection (by descent from the above)
Acquired by the present owner in 2005

Condition

The canvas is not lined. There is a 5cm. line of retouching towards the top of the foliage of the tree, and a 1.5cm. line and an associated spot of retouching to the clouds to the left of it. There is a 3cm. line of retouching to the lower right corner and some other small spots of retouching in the lower right corner. Apart from some small spots of retouching to the lower left corner and a 2cm. horizontal line above the house, this work is in fairly good condition. Colours: The colours are deeper, with more yellow, in the original.
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