Lot 103

Minor paint loss on lower right hand edge approx. 1cm in length. White pin-head sized dots seen in center right. Hairline cracking in paint seen on upper center area. Light fly spotting seen in random areas.


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Private collection, South Africa
Thence by descent
Private collection, Melbourne

Born in Suresnes, France, and residing in Geneva, Switzerland, Jacque Deperthes is best known for his realist depictions of desolate landscapes. Often featuring empty rural villages and barren winter trees, his works evoke a strange silence in the viewer due to their lifeless atmospheres and absence of human presence.