Lot 318
  • 318

André Masson

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • André Masson
  • LE THONOLET
  • signed André Masson (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 92.5 by 73.5cm., 36 3/8 by 28 7/8 in.

Provenance

Mayor Gallery, London

Exhibited

Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, André Masson, 1964, no. 41
Berlin, Akademie der Kunst, André Masson, 1964, no. 41
Marseille, Musée Cantini, André Masson, 1968, no. 46

Condition

The canvas is not lined and there appear to be no signs of retouching visible under UV light. There are some tiny scattered fly spots. Otherwise this work is in very good condition. The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is slightly more harmonious.
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