Lot 242
  • 242

Camille Bombois

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Camille Bombois
  • Le Pêcheur aux grands arbres
  • Signed Bombois.C.lle (lower right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 25 5/8 by 36 1/2 in.
  • 65 by 92.7 cm

Provenance

Dr. Franz Meyer-Mahler, Zurich
Perls Galleries, New York
Sale: Christie's, New York, November 8, 1995, lot 346
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Basel, Kunsthalle, Bauchant, Bombois, Séraphine, Vivin, 1956, no. 62

Condition

The canvas is unlined. The surface is lightly varnish and nicely textured. Under UV light there are small strokes of retouching at the extreme corners to address prior frame abrasion, as well as a small stroke at the end of the signature and another roughly 3 inches above it. Otherwise fine. Very good condition.
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