Lot 572
  • 572

Adolphe-Alexandre Lesrel

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Adolphe-Alexandre Lesrel
  • Flirtation in the Town Square
  • signed A. Lesrel and dated 1873 (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 32 by 25 in.; 81.3 by 63.5 cm

Condition

Oil on canvas, lined. There is minor bumping at each corner. There is a fine, stable web of craquelure over the picture surface. The varnish is discolored and dirty. Under UV light, there are minior scattered spots and dashes of inpainting throughout the composition, though especially in the sky.
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