Lot 351
  • 351

Theo Meier

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

Description

  • Theo Meier
  • (i) A Study of Kankeo (ii) Kankeo's Nude
  • (i) Signed (ii) Signed, dedicated and dated 1974 
  • (i) Red chalk on paper (ii) Oil on canvas 

Provenance

Private Collection, Switzerland

Condition

(i) The work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of very minor handling around the edges. Examination under ultraviolet light shows a patch of restoration on the "Hans" area, the nude's left arm area and the outline of her right lower arm. However, this is not visible with the naked eye. Unframed, on a stretcher. (ii) The work is in good condition overall. No restoration has been founded. Framed, under Plexiglas. 
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