Lot 188
  • 188

Rafael Durancamps

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rafael Durancamps
  • San Lorenzo del Escorial
  • signed Durancamps lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 130 by 88cm., 51¼ by 34½in.

Provenance

Acquired by the family of the present owner circa 1994

Literature

Francesc Miralles, Durancamps, Sabadell, 1991, p. 306, catalogued & illustrated in colour

Condition

Original canvas. There are scattered spots of retouching visible under ultraviolet light, notably scattered flecks along the lower edge, spots of the cream pigment of the largest mountain peak, and to a to a crease extending diagonally from the centre of the extreme left edge (approx. 20cm). Apart from light stretcher marks to the edges and vertical centre of the canvas, this work is in very good condition, with rich colours and strong value contrasts. Held in a carved black and gold Baroque-style frame, with a name plate.
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