Lot 640
  • 640

WILFRED-CONSTANT BEAUQUESNE | Combat à Wœrth

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • Wilfred-Constant Beauquesne
  • Combat à Wœrth
  • signed W Beauquesne (lower right); embossed with the cachet de vente (lower left) 
  • oil on canvas
  • 15 by 18 1/4 in.
  • 38.1 by 46.4 cm

Provenance

Sale: Sotheby's, New York, July 12, 1989, lot 371, illustrated 
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner 

Condition

Lined. There is scattered fine craquelure in the sky and in the upper right quadrant, and on the seal at lower left. A few isolated pin dots of accretion are faintly visible. There is a circular area of abrasion in the upper right corner where the weave of the canvas is partially visible. Frame abrasion visible along lower right edge and in upper right corner (with faint remnants of a gold frame). Under UV: heavy varnish fluorescses green. There is finely applied inpainting to the aforementioned frame abrasion and a brushy dot of retouching at lower right.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.