Lot 219
  • 219

CONSTANT PERMEKE | Nu assis

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 EUR
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Description

  • Constant Permeke
  • Nu assis
  • signed Permeke (towards lower right)
  • charcoal and pastel on paper
  • 149,2 x 97,2 cm; 58 3/4 x 38 1/4 in.
  • Executed in 1949.

Provenance

Oscar Mairlot, Brussels
Thence by descent to the present owner

Literature

Hommage à Permeke (exhibition catalogue), Knokke-Heist, 1975, illustrated p. 139

Condition

It has not been possible to see the work entirely unframed. Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, taped to the overmount along the lower edge. There are tape remnants along the extreme edges. The edges are unevenly cut. The sheet is slightly undulating. There are pinholes at the corners and along the extreme edges. There is some minor abrasion along the extreme edges. The sheet is slightly light stained. This work is in overall very good condition.
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