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Lot 448
  • 448

André Derain

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • André Derain
  • Gravelines, Bateaux à Marée Basse
  • signed Derain (lower right)
  • oil on panel
  • 46 by 55cm., 18 by 21¾in.

Provenance

Arthur Tooth & Sons, London
Lefevre Gallery, London
Private Collection, United Kingdom (acquired by 1970)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibited

Sheffield, Art Galleries, Local Heritage, 1970, no. 12

Literature

Michel Kellermann, Andre Derain, Catalogue Raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 1999, vol. III, no. 1318, illustrated p. 5

Condition

The panel has a cradle support and is sound. UV inspection confirms consolidated retouchings to drying cracks in the main boat, to the far left, just above the horizon line, and some minor areas through the central sky. This work is in overall fairly good condition. Colours: overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue.
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