Lot 87
  • 87

Giovanni Costa

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Giovanni Costa
  • Paysage de dune
  • Signé en bas à gauche G. Costa
  • Huile sur panneau
  • 25 x 37,5 cm ; 9 7/8 by 14 3/4 in

Exhibited

Costa Exhibition, Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours, Londres, 1904, selon une étiquette au dos

Condition

The panel is flat, with a number of cracks notably the two clearly visible in the printed catalogue illustration and smaller cracks on the right and left edges. There is a dent towards the center of the right edge and some other superficial rubbing nearby and near the center of the upper edge. Ultraviolet light reveals scattered signs of retouching notably to the wide, lower crack and strokes in the sky. Presented in a simple gilt frame. Provenance : Somerset Beaumont.
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