Lot 24
  • 24

Louis Hayet

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • Louis Hayet
  • Les Becs de gaz, circa 1885-1887
  • watercolour on paper
  • 18,2 x 11,7 cm; 7 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.

Provenance

Docteur Jean Sutter
Maître Binoche, Paris, May 15, 2001, lot 123

Exhibited

Pontoise, Musée Tavet, Louis Hayet 1864-1940, 1991, p. 46

Literature

Guy Dulon and Christophe Duvivier, Louis Hayet 1864-1940, Peintre et théoricien du néo-impressionnisme, Pontoise, 1991, illustrated p. 46

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, taped to the overmount on the all four corners. The extreme edges are unevenly cut. It has not been possible to fully unframe the work in order to examine the extreme edges. There is a minor paper loss to the lower left corner, possibly original and not visible when framed and a tiny paper loss to the lower right tip. There is a small (approx. 0.2 cm long) tear to the lower part of the right edge and a few minor creases in places. This work is in good original condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Christophe Duvivier.