RAOUL DU GARDIER (FRENCH 1871-1952)

RAOUL DU GARDIER (FRENCH 1871-1952)

The Market,
oil on panel
65.5 x 54 cm (25 3/4 x 21 1/4 in.)
signed lower right

CONDITION
Observed in frame, the painting appears in good condition to the naked eye. With very fine and stable age-appropriate craquelure. Inspection under UV light shows scattered retouching to less than 50% of the panel. Most notably to the background, sky, buildings, ground and the child's face.
framed dimensions: 91 x 80 cm (35 7/8 x 31 1/2 in.)

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Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

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