Lot 319
  • 319

Victor Brauner

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Victor Brauner
  • Arbre no. 1
  • Signed with the initials V.B. and dated VIII. 1957. (lower right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 34 3/4 by 45 1/2 in.
  • 88.2 by 115.5.cm

Provenance

Galerie Rive Droite, Paris
Private Collection, Houston
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Rive Droite, Peintures, sculptures et céramiques, 1957, n.n.

Condition

The canvas is unlined. The surface has a nice texture. There are two lines of fine stable craquelure in the upper left quadrant, which do not detract from the overall look of the work. When examined under UV light there are minor individual strokes of retouching in the upper left and lower left quadrants and a small area of retouching to the center of the tree trunk. Surface is clean. The painting is in very good condition.
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