Lot 46
  • 46

MARCEL DELMOTTE | Saint Sebastian

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • Marcel Delmotte
  • Saint Sebastian
  • titled, dated and signed ST. SEBASTIAN. / 1936. M. DELMOTTE (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 190 by 115.5cm., 74¾ by 45½in.

Provenance

Sale: Hôtel de Ventes Horta, Bruxelles, 13 June 1994, lot 115
Sale: Claude Aguttes, Neuilly sur Seine, 19 June 2009, lot 144
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

The thick coarse canvas has been strip-lined along its four edges and it appears the back has been painted, possibly by the artist himself before turning to the main composition. There are some scattered lines of hairline craquelure, as visible from the catalogue illustration. Ultra-violet light reveals strokes of retouching along the right and left framing edges and extensive areas of fluorescence in the main figure's body. However, due to the masking varnish, it is hard to establish whether this is attributable to retouching. Overall, this work presents well and is ready to hang. Presented in a decorative gilt frame.
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