Lot 245
  • 245

Simon Hantaï

Estimate
40,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Simon Hantaï
  • Untitled
  • signed with the artist's initials and dated '71
  • watercolor on unstretched canvas
  • 30 1/2 by 32 1/2 in. 77.5 by 82.6 cm.

Provenance

Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There are staple holes around the edges, presumably from a previous stretching. There are scattered lines of fine craquelure and small surface abrasions with some associated losses which fluoresce brightly under ultraviolet light and which are presumably inherent to the artist's working method. Otherwise, under ultraviolet light inspection there is no apparent restoration. Framed under Plexiglas.
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