Lot 235
  • 235

Paul-Antoine de la Boulaye

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description

  • Paul-Antoine de la Boulaye
  • Young Oriental with jewelry
  • Signed and dated upper right de la Boulaye 1891
  • Oil on canvas
  • 80,5 x 60,5 cm ; 31 3/8 by 23 5/8 in.

Provenance

Vente, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 18 juin 2001, lot 207

Condition

Under UV light, a small repaint in the upper right is visible in the background, by the face ; a few repaints are scattered on the surface : in the background, on the costume, on the model's face, hair, chest : where two chips are missing and surrounded by craquelures to stabilize (visible on the photograph) ; a small chip is missing lower right.
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