Lot 287
  • 287

Franz von Lenbach

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Franz von Lenbach
  • Portrait of a Lady
  • signed and dated lower right: Lenbach / 1901
  • oil on board, painted in oval
  • 74 by 67 cm.; 29 by 26½ in.

Provenance

Madame Doulcet, Paris;
Purchased from the above by the present owner in 1998.

Exhibited

Berlin, Grosse Berliner Kunstaustellung, 1902.

Condition

The board is flat even and ensuring a stable support. There is a small spot of rubbing with associated paint flaking in the sitter's neck line, as visible in the catalogue illustration. Ultra-violet light reveals signs of cosmetic retouching, notably in the sitter's face, neck and dress, and to the right of the composition. Presented in a gilt frame with inner oval slip.
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