Lot 49
  • 49

NARCISSE VIRGILE DIAZ DE LA PEÑA | Papillons

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
  • Papillons
  • signed N. Diaz lower left
  • oil on canvas
  • 110 by 74cm., 43¼ by 29in.

Provenance

Marumo collection, Paris (by 1968)
B. Wemaere collection, Versailles (by 1984)

Exhibited

Paris, Pavillon des Arts, Diaz, 1968, no. 33

Literature

Pierre and Roland Miquel, Narcisse Diaz de la Peña: Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, Paris, 2006, p. 486, no. 2961, catalogued & illustrated (as Tendre Adolescence et papillons)

Condition

The canvas has been lined. There is a pattern of hairline craquelure throughout, mostly visible in the upper right quadrant, and there are some areas of restoration which are clearly visible to the naked eye, including a circa 10 by 5cm old damage in the upper right together with a horizontal line of discoloured retouching covering a canvas seam or join parallel to the lower horizontal framing edge. Inspection under ultra-violet light reveals areas of discoloured varnish, areas of retouching addressing the above repairs and some other small, isolate spots. The appearance of this work could be improved with a surface cleaning and by addressing the aforementioned retouchings. Presented in a decorative gilt frame.
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