Lot 840
  • 840

Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans
  • A young woman of leisure
  • signed Joseph Coomans, dated 1885, and inscribed Paris (lower right)
  • oil on canvas, laid down on masonite
  • 19 1/2 by 27 3/8 in.
  • 49.5 by 69.5 cm

Condition

Surface in good condition. The canvas has been laid down on a piece of masonite. Minor craquelure visible in the thicker areas of impasto, the pillow at bottom center. UV: Thin line of inpainting on her chin, a few small spots on her right forearm. Areas of inpainting on her right armpit and in her hair at bottom left.
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