Lot 111
  • 111

Gaston la Touche

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Gaston La Touche
  • Le Retour de la Princesse
  • signed and inscribed Gaston La Touche / St. C lower left; titled on the reverse
  • oil on panel
  • 76 by 80cm., 30 by 31½in.

Provenance

M. Roulleaux-Dugage (acquired from the artist in 1910)

Condition

Executed on a prepared pre-cradled panel which is flat, even and ensuring a stable support. Under ultra-violet light the old varnish layers fluoresce however there do not appear to be any notable visible signs of retouching. This painting is in good original condition. Presented in a decorative gilt frame with reeded ornaments, probably the original.
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Catalogue Note

Painted circa 1910.