Lot 92
  • 92

Emil Carlsen

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Emil Carlsen
  • Chrysanthemums
  • signed Emil Carlsen, l.r.; signed Emil Carlsen, titled Chrysanthemums and dated London  98 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 24 by 20 in.
  • (61 by 50.8 cm)

Provenance

Estate of Ketil Carlsen (the artist's nephew)
Purchased from the above in 1945 by John Carlsen (a grand-nephew of the artist)
By descent to the present owner from the above

 

Condition

Canvas is not lined (a patch on the reverse corresponds to upper center on the recto--for a small tear in the shape of a backward "C"--just touches the top of the white chrysanthemum at upper left and then goes up into the background). SURFACE: in generally good condition; the old repair mentioned above shows to the naked eye, as does a small repaired loss/tear at upper left in background; stretcher marks; dirty varnish--could use a cleaning UNDER UV: strokes of inpaint to cover the tears mentioned above; a couple of dots of inpaint at upper right
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