LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

54,5 x 65 cm; 21½ x 25? in.

Description:

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Markings:

signed E. Othon Friesz (lower left); dedicated A Monsieur Hannoteaux en toute sympathie and signed E Othon Friesz (on the reverse)

Condition:

The work has been examined framed. Canvas is not lined. Examination under UV light reveals no evidence of retouching. There are a few minor lines of craquelure to the most thickly applied pigments and some minor paint shrinkage in the sea towards the lower left corner. There is some minor frame rubbing along the extreme edges. There are a few scattered fly spots in places. This work is in overall very good condition.

Literature:

Robert Martin & Odile Aittouarès, Emile Othon Friesz, l'Œuvre peint, Paris, 1995, vol. I, no. 71, illustrated p. 71

Provenance:

Collection Hannoteaux Sale: Hôtel des ventes, La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire, May 21, 1989, lot 75 Private Collection, France Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, October 10, 2002, lot 63 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner