Lot 184
  • 184

MARÍA BLANCHARD | Charette à la glace

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description

  • María Blanchard
  • Charette à la glace
  • signed M Blanchard (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 92 by 60cm., 36 1/4 by 23 5/8 in.
  • Painted in 1924-25.

Provenance

Jules Supervielle, Spain (acquired from the artist)
Denise Supervielle (by descent from the above)
Sale: Ader, Picard, Tajan, 16th December 1991, lot 52
Galería Blanchard, Madrid (purchased at the above sale)
Galería Freites, Caracas
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2010

Literature

Liliane Caffin Madaule, Catalogue raisonné des œuvres de María Blanchard, London, 1994, vol. I, illustrated p. 274
Liliane Caffin Madaule, Catalogue raisonné des œuvres de María Blanchard, London, 1994, vol. II, illustrated p. 158 
Maria José Salazar, María Blanchard, Catalogue raisonné, Pinture 1889-1932, Madrid, 2004, no. 175, illustrated p. 391

Condition

The canvas is not lined. Inspection under UV light reveals a small number of tiny flecks of retouching to the extreme edges. There is a faint horizontal stretcher bar mark visible on the boy's jacket, and some fine lines of craquelure in places. There is also a tiny paint loss to the centre of the extreme upper edge. There is a slightly discoloured varnish and some light surface dirt. This work is in overall good condition.
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