Lot 241
  • 241

Kees van Dongen

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Kees van Dongen
  • Portrait de la Comtesse Anatole de Brémond d'Ars
  • Signed van Dongen. (upper right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 25 1/4 by 19 5/8 in.
  • 64.1 by 49.8 cm

Provenance

Comtesse Anatole de Brémond d'Ars, France (acquired directly from the artist)
Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
Private Collection, Paris (and sold: Sotheby's, London, March 30, 1988, lot 210)
Private Collection, Japan (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, New York, November 7, 2001, lot 186
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Kees van Dongen oeuvres de 1890 à 1948, 1949, no. 169

Condition

Canvas is unlined. Surface is slightly dirty, especially in areas of thicker pigment. Under UV light: no inpainting is apparent. Overall work is in very good condition.
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