Lot 135
  • 135

André Hambourg

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • André Hambourg
  • Pluie à Venice
  • Partially signed a hambourg (lower right); signed with the initials a.h., dated Printemps 68 and titled (on the reverse)
  • Oil on canvas, unframed
  • 10 1/2 by 18 1/8 in.
  • 26.7 by 46 cm
  • Painted in 1968.

Provenance

Wally Findlay Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

Oil on canvas, unframed, not lined. Surface in generally good condition, colors are bright and fresh. Some loss visible around the signature, possibly from previous framing. A few scattered small losses in the lower quadrant of the picture. Under UV light; scattered areas of inpainting visible, particularly in the lower third of the picture.
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