Kees van Dongen

Vente : Sotheby's, New York, 6 mai 2006, lot 278
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel

The canvas is unlined. There is a very thin 3cm line of retouching in the upper right and a few very small dots of retouching predominately in the sky, visible under UV light. There are some pintsize impressions not visually distracting and probably original. Apart from some frame rubbing at the extreme edges this work is in very good condition.
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signed 'van Dongen' (lower right); oil on canvas. Painted circa 1918-20.

CAPTION FOR COMP:

Fig.Anonyme, La Place Vendôme, circa 1915