Lot 204
  • 204

LÉON DE SMET | Paysage

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Léon De Smet
  • Paysage
  • signed with the artist's monogram and dated 12 (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 44 by 48.2cm., 17 3/8 by 19in.
  • Painted in 1912.

Provenance

Vandemoortel Collection
Private Collection, France

Condition

The canvas is not lined. Examination under UV light reveals scattered spots of retouching, with one slightly larger area measuring circa 2cm. to the centre of the right-hand edge. There is a slight craquelure to the thicker area of impasto and some frame abrasion to all four sides, not visible when framed. This work is in overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Piet Boyens.