Lot 82
  • 82

Louis Marcoussis

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Louis Marcoussis
  • Dessin animé II ou Jour et nuit
  • signed Marcoussis (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 41.2 x 33 cm ; 16 1/4 x 13 in.

Provenance

Sale : Maître Pillon, Calais, 8 July 1990, lot 235
Sale : Maître Galateau, Limoges, 5 November 1989, lot 54
Private Collection, Belgium
Thence by descent

Exhibited

Cologne, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Marcoussis, 1960, no. 40 

Literature

Jean Lafranchis, Marcoussis, Sa vie, son œuvre, Catalogue complet des peintures, fixés sur verre, aquarelles, dessins, gravures, Paris, 1961, no. P. 243

Condition

Not lined. Some stable hairline craquelure in the pink and some minor surface accretions. Minor abrasion to the edges. No evidence of retouching. Overall very good original condition.
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