Lot 76
  • 76

Simon Hantaï

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Simon Hantaï
  • Untitled
  • signed with the artist's initials and dated 71
  • watercolor on unstretched canvas
  • 19 1/2 by 18 1/2 in. 49.5 by 47 cm.

Provenance

Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris
Private Collection, Paris
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The canvas is unstretched and hinged on the reverse to the backing board along the perimeter. The extreme edges are lifting and curling in some areas. There is evidence of staple impressions and associated pinpoint holes along the perimeter of the canvas. There is some light wear at the extreme edges with some associated minor craquelure and loss of pigment, most noticeably in the left center quadrant. Unframed.
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