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Lot 137
  • 137

Jessica Dismorr

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jessica Dismorr
  • Les Baux
  • signed
  • oil on panel
  • 31.5 by 40cm.; 12½ by 15¾in.
  • Executed in 1912.

Provenance

Given by the Artist to her sister Margaret Thompson, by whom bequeathed to her daughter
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

Sound board, there are two tiny pin holes visible in the top left corner, with a slight rounding to the bottom right corner. There is flattening to some of the raised areas of thicker impasto, with slight possible frame abrasions to the extreme edges, most noticeably along the bottom edge, but this excepting the work appears in good overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals areas of flourescence which appear in keeping with the natrue of the artist's materials and techniques and do not suggest retouchings. Housed in a thick black wooden frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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