Lot 110
  • 110

Henri Le Sidaner

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Henri Le Sidaner
  • Le village au claire de lune
  • signed Le Sidaner (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 81.5 by 100.5cm., 32 1/8 by 39 1/2 in.

Provenance

Galerie Georges Petit, Paris
Private Collection
Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 1st April 1987, lot 126
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Camille Mauclair, Le Sidaner, Paris, 1928, illustrated in colour p. 168
Yann Farinaux, Le Sidaner, l'œuvre peint et gravé, Paris, 1989, no. 635, illustrated, p. 233

Condition

The canvas is not lined. UV examination reveals several spots of retouching in the centre of the composition towards the upper part of the houses. There is some frame rubbing along the left and upper edge. There is a tiny paint loss towards the centre of the upper edge. Overall this work is in good condition.
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