Lot 138
  • 138

Henri Lebasque

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henri Lebasque
  • Jeunes femmes et fillettes dans un paysage
  • signed Lebasque and dated 1906 (lower right)
  • oil on canvas

  • 60.3 by 73cm., 23 3/4 by 28 3/4 in.

Provenance

Isaac de Camondo, Paris (probably acquired directly from the artist)
Jean de Camondo (1902-1980) & Paul de Camondo (1903-1978) (by descent from the above; sale: Yves de Cagny, Paris, 14th November 1978, lot 21)
Galerie Charles & André Bailly, Paris
Sale: Picard, Paris, 14th June 1993, lot 16
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 4th November 1993, lot 151
Cox & Company, London (purchased at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Denise Bazetoux, Henri Lebasque, Catalogue raisonné, Neuilly-sur-Marne, 2008, vol. I, no. 1162, illustrated p. 287

Condition

The canvas is not lined and there are no signs of retouching visible under UV light. This work is in good original condition. Colours: Fairly accurate in the printed catalogue although the reds are much pinker in the original and the hues are much more pastel overall.
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