Lot 98
  • 98

Louis Aston Knight

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Louis Aston Knight
  • The Risle at le Riviere Thibouville
  • signed Aston Knight and inscribed Paris (lower right); titled The Risle at le Riviere Thibouville (on the reverse)
  • oil on canvas
  • 21 3/4 by 18 inches
  • (55.3 by 45.7 cm)

Provenance

Rehs Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2003

Condition

Oil on canvas, canvas is not lined. Surface: In good condition; colors are fresh and the work presents well. UNDER UV: a few scattered dots on inpainting in the sky.
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Catalogue Note

The La Risle is a tributary of the Seine which flows through the commune of Thibouville in the Normandy region.