Lot 275
  • 275

Evariste Jonchère

Estimate
80,000 - 100,000 HKD
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Description

  • Evariste Jonchère
  • Petite Princesse au Marche de Luang Prabang, Laos (Little Princess at the Luang Prabang Market, Laos)
  • Signed
  • Oil on wood panel
  • Executed in 1933

Provenance

Formerly in the private collection of the artist's family, Madame E. Jonchère-Debiol

Exhibited

The Municipal Theatre (now Ho Chi Minh Great Opera), Evariste Jonchère Exhibition, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, 1934

Literature

Roger Gain, Evariste Jonchère, Adam Biro, Paris, France, 1991, Pg. 155 

Corinne de Menonville, La Peinture Vietnamienne: Une Aventure Entre Tradition et Modernité, ARHIS, Paris, France, 2003, Pg. 28

Condition

The work is in overall good condition. The paint layers are intact and bright. There are minor signs of wear, but this is due to the work's age and does not effect the quality of the piece. Under ultraviolet light inspection there are minor signs of retouching, specifically along the immediate four edges of the painting. Framed.
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