Lot 498
  • 498

Achille Laugé

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Achille Laugé
  • Arbres en fleur à Alet-les-Bains
  • signed A. Laugé (partially visible) and dated 1924 (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 54 by 72.6cm., 21 1/4 by 28 1/2 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, France

Condition

The canvas is not lined. UV examination reveals a line of retouching, possibly related to a repaired tear, on the second left-hand side branch of the larger tree, and a further few spots of retouching to the left of the upper edge and corner of the right, a spot on the lower left blossom tree. Two spots of retouching to the signature, on the left of the letter 'A' and on the 'U'. The colours are fresh and the texture is varied. This work is in overall fair condition.
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