Lot 178
  • 178

Léon de Smet

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description

  • Léon De Smet
  • Hyde Park, London
  • signed Léon de Smet and dated 1914 (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 90.8 by 85.3cm., 35¾ by 33⅝in.

Provenance

Sale: Christie's, London, 10th February 2011, lot 460
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Deurle, Museum Léon de Smet, Tentoonstelling Léon de Smet 'Een Van Latem', 1993

Condition

The canvas is striplined. There are a few spots of fluorescence towards the lower part of the right edge visible under UV light examination which most probably pertain to the pigment, otherwise there appear to be no signs of retouching under UV light. There is some minor scattered fine lines of craquelure and some small paint losses towards the lower edge consistent with the thick impasto. Overall this work is in good condition.
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