Lot 46
  • 46

William Degouve de Nuncques

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • William Degouve de Nuncques
  • Moutons aux amandiers
  • signed with initials and dated 03 lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 50 by 61cm., 19¾ by 24in.

Provenance

Suzanne Degouve de Nuncques (née Poulet; the artist's widow. Suzanne was Degouve de Nuncque's second wife, who was previously married to the polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache)
By descent from the above to the present owner, grandson of Adrien de Gerlache

Literature

Hans Wijgergangs, Ronald Feltkamp and Théo Galle, William Degouve de Nuncques online catalogue raisonné, no. 3.1903.001, illustrated

Condition

The canvas has not been lined. Ultra-violet light reveals some scattered minor strokes of retouching virtually all near the framing edges. This painting is in good condition and ready to hang. The colours are more luminous and less dull in reality than in the catalogue illustration. Presented in a decorative frame.
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