Raoul Dufy Bateaux au Havre

Raoul Dufy
1877 - 1953
Bateaux au Havre

signed Raoul Dufy (lower right)
oil on canvas
54.5 by 65.5cm., 21½ by 25¾in.
Framed: 75.2 by 86.3cm., 29⅝ by 34in.
Painted in 1922.

Condition Report:
The canvas is lined and the edges are taped. Inspection under UV light reveals a finely executed intermittent line of retouching running vertically down the centre of the work, with a more diffused area of retouching (approx. 2 by 2cm) to the hull of the white and brown boat and a further few tiny specks of retouching elsewhere. There are some fine lines of craquelure in places and some slight wear to the extreme lower right corner, which would benefit from re-taping. This work is in overall good condition.

Provenance:
Sale: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 9th June 1994, lot 212
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner