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Lot 142

AFTER ÉLISABETH VIGÉE LE BRUN, SELF PORTRAIT, OIL ON CANVAS, (DAMAGES TO CANVAS), 72 x 57cm

Estimate $400 - $600

Sold for $480

Losses and unthreading of canvas fibres, one area above sitter's head is most pronounced, as well as the bottom edge of the canvas. Warping to canvas (not significant but noteworthy), stretcher bar has left indentations on the canvas. Vertical line of wear or abrasion. Potential signs of repair or repainting on the arms, indicated by a thicker coat of paint. Not housed in its original frame.


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Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.

The Paul Knobel Collection

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8191
2:00pm - 18 May 2017
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141

VIEWING
13-14 May 10am-5pm
17 May 9am-8pm
18 May 9am-1pm

CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au


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