Lot 264
  • 264

ALBERT MARQUET | Le Bateau rouge à quai

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • Le Bateau rouge à quai
  • signed marquet (lower right)
  • oil on canvasboard
  • 32.5 by 40.7cm., 12 3/4 by 16in.
  • Painted in Algiers circa 1932-34.

Provenance

Galerie Aktuaryus, Zurich (probably acquired directly from the artist in 1936)
Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above in 1936)
Private Collection, Paris (by descent from the above; sale: Sotheby's, London, 30th November 1988, lot 295)
Private Collection, Switzerland (purchased at the above sale)
Private Collection, Europe (sale: Sotheby's, London, 25th June 2002, lot 152)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Jean-Claude Martinet & Guy Wildenstein, Marquet, L'Afrique du Nord, Catalogue de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 2001, no. I-156, illustrated in colour p. 173

Condition

The board is sound and inspection under UV light reveals no apparent signs of retouching. There is evidence of frame abrasion and some minor small spots of associated pigment loss to the right edge. This work is in overall good condition.
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