Lot 21
  • 21

László Paál

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • László Paál
  • Forest at Fontainebleau
  • signed and dated L de Paál 76 lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 75.5 by 55cm., 29¾ by 21¾in.

Provenance

Mme Renée Donath, Paris
Purchased from the above by the grandfather of the present owner in 1959

Condition

This work is in good overall condition and is ready to hang. The canvas has been relined. Under ultraviolet light the old varnish fluoresces opaquely, however the only notable visible retouching is a small circa 2 by 4cm area in the lower left corner. Presented in a decorative gilt frame.
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