Auguste Herbin Composition

Auguste Herbin
1882 - 1960
Composition

signed herbin and dated aout 1920 (lower right)
oil on canvas
73 x 54 cm; 28¾ x 21¼ in.
Painted in August 1920.
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Auguste Herbin
1882 - 1960
Composition

signé herbin et daté aout 1920 (en bas à droite)
huile sur toile
73 x 54 cm; 28¾ x 21¼ in.
Peint en août 1920.

Condition Report:
Canvas is not lined. There are some thin craquelure most predominantly in the light blue impasto located in the upper part of the work. There is a pinhead sized paint loss located along the right edge and only visible under very close inspection. Examination under UV light reveals a dot of retouching located at the extremity of the lower left corner. This work is in overall good condition.

Provenance:
Galerie l'Effort Moderne (Léonce Rosenberg), Paris

Carl Laszlo, Basel

Galerie von Bartha, Basel

Acquired from the above by the present owner on February 14th, 2005