Lot 209
  • 209

Camille Bombois

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Camille Bombois
  • Le marché aux fleurs à Honfleur 
  • Signed Bombois. C.lle (lower right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 36 1/4 by 25 1/2 in.
  • 92.1 by 64.7 cm

Provenance

André Paz, Paris (acquired by 1940)
Perls Galleries, New York (acquired by 1958)
Jewel Garlick, New York (acquired from the above and sold: Christie's, New York, November 10, 1994, lot 211)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale and sold: Christie's, New York, November 4, 2010, lot 474)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

New York, Perls Galleries, Camille Bombois, Louis Vivin, 1958, no. 6, illustrated in the catalogue
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen & Paris, Musée national d'art moderne, De Lusthof der Naïeven, 1964, no. 38, illustrated in the catalogue

Literature

R.H. Wilenski, Modern French Painters, New York, 1940, no. 92, illustrated n.p.

Condition

This work is in excellent condition. The canvas is not lined. Surface is clean. Under UV light there is one tiny pindot retouch in the sky to the left of the steeple, otherwise fine.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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