Lot 167
  • 167

Henri Lebasque

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henri Lebasque
  • Madame Lebasque lisant
  • stamped Lebasque (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 38.2 by 46.1cm., 15 by 18⅛in.

Provenance

Marthe Lebasque (the artist's daughter)
Private Collection, Monaco
Sale: Loudmer, Paris, 18th June 1969, lot 249
Galerie Spiess, Paris
The Alan I. Kay Companies
Sale: Christie's, London, 4th December 1990, lot 323
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Denise Bazetoux, Henri Lebasque, Catalogue raisonné, Neuilly-sur-Marne, 2008, vol. I, no. 729, illustrated p. 205

Condition

The canvas is lined. UV inspection reveals two spots of fluorescence towards the lower left corner and some spots along the lower edge. There are a few fine lines of stable craquelure. The colours are fresh and vivid, and this work is in overall good condition.
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