Leon Bonhomme Nude Exhibited Chapellier Galleries

Leon Bonhomme Nude Exhibited Chapellier Galleries, Reclining Nude, oil on canvas, artwork 24 x 29 inches, 36 x 41.75 x 3.75 inches framed, signed lower left, Chapellier Galleries label and Rosenberger Galleries labels verso, framed with plaque. Provenance: Georges Chapellier was a Belgian art dealer who came from London to America after WWI and opened a gallery in New York. His estate was inherited by three daughters in 1978. A portion of the estate was descended to John Rosenberger who operated Rosenberger Galleries on Long Island. By descent in the Long Island family. All Chapellier labeled and or exhibited items descend from the Georges Chapellier Estate while some items only cited as Rosenberger may have other sources by Rosenberger prior to inheritance by the Long Island family. CX MRD2
Condition Report: Heavy horizontal craquelure including through subject face and body, darkened varnish, lined on original stretchers, frame rebronzed, chipped with losses and wear throughout.