La Tour Eiffel, Kees van Dongen
Property from a Private Collection, Europe
Kees van Dongen
1877 - 1968
La Tour Eiffel
signed Van Dongen (lower left); signed Kees van Dongen and titled on the stretcher
oil on canvas
46 by 55cm., 18⅛ by 21⅝ in.
Framed: 65.5 by 74.5cm., 25¾ by 29⅜ in.
Painted in 1904.
This work will be included in the forthcoming van Dongen Digital Catalogue Raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.
Condition Report:
The canvas is not lined. UV examination reveals a small spot of retouching to the centre of the extreme right edge, a small spot to the centre of the Eiffel Tower, and two small spots to the extreme upper edge, one of which relates to a pin-sized hole. There are some fine lines of craquelure in places, some of which correspond to the vertical stretcher-bar. There is some minor wear to parts of the extreme edges and the canvas weave is fairly prominent in parts of the sky. This work is in overall good condition.
Provenance:
Private Collection, France (sold: Sotheby's, London, 2nd December 1987, lot 176)
Private Collection, Europe (purchased at the above sale)
Thence by descent to the present owners
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Property from a Private Collection, Europe
Kees van Dongen
1877 - 1968
La Tour Eiffel
signed Van Dongen (lower left); signed Kees van Dongen and titled on the stretcher
oil on canvas
46 by 55cm., 18⅛ by 21⅝ in.
Framed: 65.5 by 74.5cm., 25¾ by 29⅜ in.
Painted in 1904.
This work will be included in the forthcoming van Dongen Digital Catalogue Raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.
Condition Report:
The canvas is not lined. UV examination reveals a small spot of retouching to the centre of the extreme right edge, a small spot to the centre of the Eiffel Tower, and two small spots to the extreme upper edge, one of which relates to a pin-sized hole. There are some fine lines of craquelure in places, some of which correspond to the vertical stretcher-bar. There is some minor wear to parts of the extreme edges and the canvas weave is fairly prominent in parts of the sky. This work is in overall good condition.
Provenance:
Private Collection, France (sold: Sotheby's, London, 2nd December 1987, lot 176)
Private Collection, Europe (purchased at the above sale)
Thence by descent to the present owners
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