Lot 42
  • 42

Henri Rousseau

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henri Rousseau
  • The Gazelle Hunt
  • signed and dated Henri Rousseau 24 lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 54.5 by 73cm., 21 by 28in.

Provenance

Paris, Galerie George Petit, no. 88 (label on the reverse)

 

Literature

Paul Ruffié, Henri Rousseau. Le dernier orientaliste, Toulouse, 2015, p. 190, illustrated (listed under the year 1924)

Condition

The canvas has not been lined. Ultra-violet light reveals no visible sign of retouching. This work is in very good condition and ready to hang. Presented in a decorative gilt frame.
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