EDGARD TYTGAT | La Chute des anges gardiens, Triptyque (Les messieurs de Verviers)

Oscar Mairlot, Brussels
Thence by descent to the present owner

Antwerp, Salle des Fêtes, L'Art Contemporain : Salon 1940, 1940, no. 192

Albert Dasnoy, Edgard Tytgat. Catalogue raisonné de son œuvre peint, Brussels, 1965, no. 357 A B C, illustrated p. 206

Executed on three articulated panels, the side panels are reversibles. Left panel external: Please note that it has not been possible to see the work entirely unframed. The panel is sound. There is no evidence of retouching under UV light. The panel is slightly bent. There is one spot of light abrasion to the lower right corner. There are a few fly spots in places. There are a few dots of humidity marks in places and some frame rubbing along the extreme edges. This work is in overall very good condition. Left panel interior: Please note that it has not been possible to see the work entirely unframed.The panel is sound. There is no evidence of retouching under UV light. The panel is slightly bent. There are a few scattered fly spots. There is some frame rubbing along the extreme edges with a few associated minor flecks of paint losses. There is a dot of slight abrasion to the right part of the lower edge. This work is in overall very good condition Central panel: Please note that it has not been possible to see the work entirely unframed. The panel is sound. There is no evidence of retouching under UV light. The panel is slightly bent. There are a few fly spots in places and some frame rubbing with a few flecks of paint losses along the extreme edges.This work is in overall very good condition Right panel interior: Please note that it has not been possible to see the work entirely unframed.The panel is sound. There is no evidence of retouching under UV light. The panel is slightly bent. There are a few spots of paint losses to the lower right corner and a few fly spots in places. There is some frame rubbing with a few associated flecks of paint losses along the extreme edges. This work is in overall very good condition. Right panel exterior: Please note that it has not been possible to see the work entirely unframed. The panel is sound. There is no evidence of retouching under UV light. The panel is slightly bent. There is an uneven varnish. There are a few flecks of paint losses in places, most predominately to the lower part of the right edge. There is some frame rubbing along the extreme edges. This work is in overall good condition and could benefit from a light clean. Frame: There are scattered handling marks and surface scratches throughout the frame, it is in overall good condition.
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