Lot 39
  • 39

Gheorghe Petrascu

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gheorghe Petrascu
  • Still-Life with anemones
  • signed and dated G. Petrascu / .934. upper left
  • oil on canvas
  • 38.5 by 46cm., 15ΒΌ by 18in.

Provenance

Purchased by the grandfather of the present owners in Romania prior to the Second World War

Condition

Original canvas. There are no signs of retouching visible under ultraviolet light. Apart from a few light scuffs along the extreme upper edge and at the top of the extreme right edge, some scattered light craquelure, notably running along the lower edge, and some scattered surface dirt, this work is in good original condition, with rich colours and tones. Held in a decorative, cream-painted moulded plaster and wood frame.
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