Lot 363
  • 363

André Derain

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • André Derain
  • PORTRAIT DE FEMME
  • signed A. Derain (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 44.8 by 43.5cm., 17 5/8 by 17 1/8 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Paris

Literature

Michel Kellermann, André Derain, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 1999, vol. III, no. 1954, illustrated p. 144

Condition

The canvas is lined. There is a very thick and uneven vanish which prevents the UV light from fully penetrating. There are two small areas of fluorescence in the lower left quadrant, possibly retouching or possibly due to the uneven vanish. Otherwise, there are no signs of retouching are visible under UV light. There is a stable light craquelure pattern visible throughout the painting (visible in the catalogue illustration). This work appears to be in overall good condition.
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