Lot 276
  • 276

GUSTAVE CARIOT | Schlangenbad en hiver, beau temps

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gustave Cariot
  • Schlangenbad en hiver, beau temps
  • signed G. Cariot and dated 1932 (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 60.5 by 73.5cm., 23 3/4 by 28 7/8 in.
  • Painted in 1932.

Provenance

Frieda Cariot, Germany (the artist's wife, by descent from the artist) 
Private Collection, Germany (by descent from the above) 
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

The canvas is not lined. Inspection under UV light reveals one small spot of retouching to the centre right of the composition (measuring 2cm by 2cm) with a corresponding patch to the reverse of the canvas. There is evidence of frame rubbing to all four edges with some associated paint loss most notably in the upper and lower left corners. This work is in overall good condition.
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