Lot 235
  • 235

Henri le Sidaner

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Henri Le Sidaner
  • La Porte du Béguinage, Claire de lune, Bruges
  • Signed Le Sidaner (lower left)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 18 3/8 by 24 1/4 in.
  • 46.6 by 61.6 cm

Provenance

Oscar Ghez, Geneva
Lablanc, Ltd., London
Sale: Sotheby's, London, October 21, 1987, lot 3
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 1, 1990, lot 85
Private Collection (acquired in 2006 and sold: Christie's, New York, March 9, 2011, lot 156)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Yann Farinaux-Le Sidaner, Le Sidaner, L'Oeuvre peint et gravé, Paris, 1989, no. 199, illustrated p. 103

Condition

Minor frame abrasion to the extreme corners. A couple faint lines of craquelure within the lighter pigments. Under UV light: a half-inch area of inpainting is visible toward the bottom center edge. A thick layer of varnish is difficult to read through. The work is in good condition.
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