Lot 86
  • 86

Marcel Gromaire

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 EUR
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Description

  • Marcel Gromaire
  • L'APRÈS-MIDI D'ÉTÉ
  • signé Gromaire et daté 1930 (en bas à gauche); signé, daté et titré L'après-midi d'été au dos
  • huile sur toile
  • 80 x 100 cm
  • 31 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.

Provenance

Collection Maurice Girardin
Galleria dell' Annunciata, Milan
Dr. Benfer, Italie (acquis du précédent)
Par descendance au propriétaire auctuel

Literature

François Gromaire & Françoise Chibret-Plaussu, Marcel Gromaire, La vie et l'œuvre. Catalogue raisonné des peitnures, Paris, 1993, no. 336, reproduit p. 141

Condition

The canvas is not lined. A close inspection reveals some minor spots of paint-loss towards the centre of the upper edge and some evidence of frame-rubbing along the edges. There is no evidence of retouching visible under UV light. This work is in very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed 'Gromaire' and dated '1930' (lower left); signed, dated and titled 'L'après-midi d'été' on the reverse, oil on canvas. Painted in 1930.