Lot 156
  • 156

Stanislas Lépine

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
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Description

  • Stanislas Lépine
  • Les terrassiers, Ancien abreuvoir de Montmartre.
  • Signed lower left S. Lépine ; Bears an old wax stamp on the back from the Rouart collection, and old labels 19 / Rouart, 3945 and 415
  • Oil on canvas
  • 26,5 x 36 cm ; 10 1/2 by 14 1/4 in.

Provenance

Alexis Rouart Collection, Paris ; 
His Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 8-11th 1911, n°147

Literature

Robert et Manuel Schmit, Stanislas Lépine, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Savigny-sur-Orge, 1993, p. 87, n°210

Condition

The painting sits on its original canvas. The varnish has yellowed and would benefit from a light cleaning. A minor pin hole is visible in the center of the composition on the building's wall. The canvas is slightly thick (visible on the visual). Very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

An authentication letter by Robert Schmit dated October 12th 1988 will be delivered to the buyer.