Lot 569
  • 569

Paul Jouve

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description

  • Paul Jouve
  • Ours, circa 1940-1950
  • gouache on paper laid on cardboard
  • 53,5 x 50 cm ; 21 x 19  5/8  in.
pencil and gouache on paper laid on cardboard

Provenance

Maîtres Collignon and Laurent, February 23, 1997, lot 127

Condition

In the lower proper right part, several tears of paper on the edge of the sheet (barely visible on the catalogue illustration and partially covered by the frame.) Some small scratches, especially located between the proper right paw and the proper left knee of the bear with some small scuffs (some of them visible on the catalogue illustration and on the online catalogue illustration). On the proper left paw, some tiny foldings of the paper. Please note that there is no glass with the frame. The frame presents with some dents, consistent with age and use.
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