Lot 201
  • 201

KER-XAVIER ROUSSEL | Faune dansant au tambourin

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Ker-Xavier Roussel
  • Faune dansant au tambourin
  • indistinctly signed K.X. Roussel (lower left)
  • oil on paper laid down on canvas
  • 42 by 63cm., 16 1/2 by 24 7/8 in.
  • Painted circa 1900-01.

Provenance

Private Collection, Ireland (acquired before 1960)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

Oil on paper, laid down on canvas. Examination under UV light reveals no signs of retouching. There are a few horizontal creases to the paper visible towards the centre of the right edge, probably as a result of the laying down process. Overall this work is in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

This work will be included in the forthcoming Roussel Catalogue raisonné being prepared by Jacques Roussel, Mathias Chivot & Nicolas Langlois.