Robert Delaunay Paysage à Cernay

Robert Delaunay
1885 - 1941

Paysage à Cernay
signed Robert Delaunay and dated Cernay 04. (lower left)
oil on canvas
28 ⅝ by 22 ⅜ in.
72.6 by 56.3 cm.
Executed in Cernay in 1904.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Richard Riss.

Condition Report:
The canvas is unlined. Frame abrasion along the perimeter, most notably along the right and lower edges. Networks of craquelure throughout the composition, most notably in the lower register along the path. Perimeter and center horizontal stretcher bar marks visible. The canvas is unevenly varnished. Evidence of a possible repair to the center right of the canvas, visible only on the reverse. Under UV light: a few scattered strokes of inpainting throughout the composition. The work is in overall good condition.

Provenance:
Henri Cottereau, Paris

Pierre Cottereau, Bèziers (acquired by descent from the above)

Acquired in 2023 by the present owner