Adolphe-Joseph-Thomas Monticelli

Acquis en 1993 à la Galerie Cailleux par le parrain du propriétaire actuel

Monticelli, Kunsthalle, Hambourg, 1966, n°37
Monticelli, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh ; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto ; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington ; Rijksmuseum Vincent Van Gogh, Amsterdam, 1978 - 1979, n°74, reproduit en couleur pl. 37 ;
- Exposition Monticelli, Galerie Cailleux, Genève, novembre 1981-janvier 1982, n°42 -
Exposition Monticelli, Musées de Marseille, octobre 1986 - 4 janvier 1987

André M. Alauzen et Pierre Ripert, Monticelli, Paris, 1969, figure 483, reproduit en couleur et en noir et blanc, pp.231 et 291;
Sauveur Stammégna, Catalogue des oeuvres de Monticelli, Vence, 1981, Volume 1, p.173, n°390 ;
André M. Alauzen, Le vrai Monticelli, Marseille, 1986, p.63, n°36, reproduit en couleur ;
Charles et Mario Garibaldi, Monticelli, Genève, 1991,  pp.146-147, reproduit en couleur

The panel is flat and even. There is a circa 7 cm horizontal crack towards the top of the right edge (visible in the catalogue illustration), however this appears to be stable. Ultraviolet light reveals a circa 4 by 1 cm area of retouching towards the top of the right edge apparently corresponding to an area of paint loss. There are some other small marginal areas of paint loss towards the right and lower edges (visible in the catalogue illustration), however the impasto appears to be well preserved otherwise. The painting is otherwise in good overall condition and ready to hang. The colors in reality are richer than in the catalogue illustration with a less yellow cast overall.
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