Lot 369
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HENRI BERNARD GOETZ | Mes Ancêtres gaulois

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 EUR
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Description

  • Mes Ancêtres gaulois
  • signed Goetz' and dated 45 (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 55,7 x 45,2 cm; 21 7/8 x 17 3/4 in. (visibles dimensions)
  • Painted in 1945.

Provenance

Galerie Ariel, Paris
Private collection, Paris

Exhibited

Strasbourg, Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Strasbourg, Henri Goetz, 1995, no. 6, illustrated in the catalogue p. 19

Literature

Frédéric Nocera, Henri Goetz, Catalogue raisonné, Peintures-Œuvres sur papier, 1930-1950, vol. I, Paris, 2001, no. 292, illustrated p. 164

Condition

The canvas is not lined. Examination under UV light reveals one spot (approx. 3 cm wide) of retouching towards the upper part of the left edge, one additional smaller spot of retouching, possibly related to a repaired tear, to the centre of the upper edge, and a few additional spots and lines of retouching in places, most predominately towards the centre of the composition and along the extreme edges. There are a few scattered fly spots. There is some paint shrinkage in the blue pigment (approx. 14 cm from left edge and 20 cm from lower edge). There are a few dots of paint losses in places, most predominately to the pink and burgundy pigments (approx. 20 cm from left edge and 15 cm from lower edge). This work is in overall good condition.
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