Lot 53
  • 53

Emile Claus

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Emile Claus
  • Girl from Granada
  • signed, inscribed and indistinctly dated Emile Claus / Granada upper right
  • oil on canvas
  • 51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.

Provenance

Galerie George Giroux, Brussels
Purchased from the above by the family of the present owner in circa 1930

Condition

The canvas has been strip-lined and is securely attached to a keyed wooden stretcher. There is a pattern of craquelure throughout, however not too distracting, as visible in the catalogue illustration. Ultra-violet light reveals areas of un-even fluorescence, notably within and around the signature, associated to old residual varnish. There are a few isolated pin-head sized spots of cosmetic retouching along the centre of the lower framing edge, one small spot in the figure's neck and some minor spots along the extreme left framing edge. The main composition appears to be virtually untouched. Overall, this work is in good condition and ready to hang. Presented in a simple gilt frame.
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Catalogue Note

The present work relates to Claus' journey to Morocco and Algeria early in his career circa December 1878-79, in which he passed through Spain en route.