Lot 297
  • 297

Henri Mege

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 HKD
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Description

  • Henri Mege
  • Matinée de Printemps à Hué, Centre Vietnam, Mua Xuan (Morning of Spring at Hué, Center of Vietnam, Springtime)
  • Signed; titled and inscribed A l'ombre des Flamboyants et des jeunes filles en fleurson on the stretcher
  • Oil on canvas
  • 61 by 50 cm.; 24 by 19 1/2 in.
  • Executed circa 1954.

Condition

This work is in good condition overall, as is the canvas. There is indication of soft craquelure throughout the painting, mainly visible on the impastoed orange flowers. Under ultraviolet light, there was no indication of restoration. Framed.
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