LOUIS MARCOUSSIS (1883-1941) Composition au coquillage (Painted in 1940)
LOUIS MARCOUSSIS (1883-1941)
Composition au coquillage
signed 'Marcoussis' (lower left)
oil on canvas
38.1 x 46.2cm (15 x 18 3/16in).
Painted in 1940
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Provenance
Anon. sale, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 21 May 1957, lot 56.
Private collection, Paris; their sale, Pestel-Debord, Paris, 21 March 2025, lot 161.
Private collection, UK (acquired at the above sale).
Literature
J. Lafranchis, Marcoussis, sa vie, son oeuvre, catalogue complet des peintures, fixés sur verre, aquarelles, dessins, gravures, Paris, 1961, no. P. 262 (illustrated p. 282).
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Condition
The canvas is unlined. Examination under Ultra-Violet light reveals several spots of retouching, mainly to the purple element left of centre. Frame rubbing to the outer edges. The canvas is slightly pulling at all four corners. Craquelure is present in a few places, mainly to the centre left, with several associated scattered paint losses, predominantly to the thicker impasto to the centre and the right margin. Mild surface dirt is apparent. In our opinion, the work is in overall good condition.
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LOUIS MARCOUSSIS (1883-1941)
Composition au coquillage
signed 'Marcoussis' (lower left)
oil on canvas
38.1 x 46.2cm (15 x 18 3/16in).
Painted in 1940
Footnotes:
Provenance
Anon. sale, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 21 May 1957, lot 56.
Private collection, Paris; their sale, Pestel-Debord, Paris, 21 March 2025, lot 161.
Private collection, UK (acquired at the above sale).
Literature
J. Lafranchis, Marcoussis, sa vie, son oeuvre, catalogue complet des peintures, fixés sur verre, aquarelles, dessins, gravures, Paris, 1961, no. P. 262 (illustrated p. 282).
For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Condition
The canvas is unlined. Examination under Ultra-Violet light reveals several spots of retouching, mainly to the purple element left of centre. Frame rubbing to the outer edges. The canvas is slightly pulling at all four corners. Craquelure is present in a few places, mainly to the centre left, with several associated scattered paint losses, predominantly to the thicker impasto to the centre and the right margin. Mild surface dirt is apparent. In our opinion, the work is in overall good condition.
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