Lot 242
  • 242

JEAN DUFY | Bruges

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • After Jean Dufy
  • Bruges
  • signed Jean Dufy and titled (lower right) & signed Jean Dufy (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 46 by 55cm., 18 1/8 by 21 5/8 in.
  • Painted circa 1950.

Provenance

Private Collection, France (acquired directly from the artist in the 1960s)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

The canvas is not lined. There is a varnish which prevents UV light from fully penetrating, however examination under UV light appears to reveal no signs of retouching. There are some very minor spots of pigment loss in the upper left corner. This work is in very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

This work will be included in the forthcoming third volume of the Jean Dufy Catalogue raisonnĂ© being prepared by Jacques Bailly.