Lot 254
  • 254

Maurice Menardeau

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Maurice Menardeau
  • Scene de Port dans le Sud de la Chine (Boat Quay Scene in South of China)
  • Signed
  • Oil on cardboard
  • Executed in the 1930s

Literature

Jean-Marc Michaud, Maurice Menardeau: Peintre de la Marine, Édition Musée du     Faouet, Artist Exhibition, France, 2011

Condition

The work is in overall good condition. There is faint discoloration in the clouds, and three tiny spots of paint loss located on the bridge, but these do not detract from the quality of the painting. Under ultraviolet inspection there are minor signs of retouching in the clouds and sky. Framed.
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