Lot 42
  • 42

Attributed to Emile Jourdan

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Bretonnes au bord de l'Aber
  • oil on canvas
  • Dedicated à Maud et Julien and signed E. Jourdan lower right
  • 54,2 x 65 cm; 21 3/4 x 25 5/8 in.

Exhibited

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Musée départemental du Prieuré, Le chemin de Gauguin, October 1 - December 31, 1985 (possibly)

Condition

The canvas is not lined. There are a few scattered areas of paint shrinkage, predominately to the clouds, along the right edge and to the yellow pigment. There are two small minor dots of paint loss towards the centre of the left-hand cloud. There are a few scattered fly spots. There is no evidence of retouching under UV light. This work is in good condition and would benefit from a clean.
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