Lot 411
  • 411

Emile-Othon Friesz

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Emile-Othon Friesz
  • Paresse
  • signed E. Othon Friesz (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 64.4 by 80.5cm., 25 3/8 by 31 3/4 in.

Provenance

Rasmus Meyer, Bergen (probably)
Gerda Meyer & Otto Nyquist, Norway (by descent from the above by 1932)
A gift from the above to the father of the present owner

Condition

The canvas is not lined and there do not appear to be any signs of retouching visible under UV light examination. There is a vertical stretcher bar mark visible to the canvas. There is some faint frame rubbing to the extreme edges and there are some very fine lines of scattered craquelure. Overall this work appears to be in good condition.
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