Lot 129
  • 129

Emile Louis Vernier

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Emile Louis Vernier
  • Bateaux au port
  • signed Emile Vernier lower left
  • oil on panel
  • 47.5 by 63cm., 18¾ by 24¾in.

Provenance

Robert Noortman Gallery, London
Purchased by the late owner from the above in 1977

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, Post-Impressionist Exhibition, 1979-80, no. 227

Condition

The panel is flat, even and uncradled. Ultra-violet light reveals areas of strengthening in the sky notably near the edges and above some of the sails and buildings in the centre (these have discoloured with age and are faintly visible to the naked eye), and some scattered spots and minor strokes elsewhere notably in the lower-left corner. Presented in a decorative gilt frame with floral motifs, and a white-painted inner accent.
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