Lot 556
  • 556

Frédéric Soulacroix

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Frédéric Soulacroix
  • The Cavalier
  • signed F. Soulacroix (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 29 7/8 by 18 7/8 in.; 76 by 48 cm

Provenance

Richard Naworth
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, November 29, 1999, lot 72
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

Oil on canvas, lined. The picture surface is in generally good condition; it is clean and bright. Under UV light, there are a few scattered spots of inpainting along the extreme upper edge and a pencil-eraser sized spot of inpainting in the subject's proper right glove. The varnish is thickly and unevenly applied, which is visible under UV light. In overall good condition.
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