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Lot 107

BLANCHE AUGUSTINE CAMUS (French, 1881-1968)
Reading in the Garden
oil on canvas
signed lower right: Bl. Camus
63 x 79cm

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold for $4,000

Crease in canvas seen mid upper area (creating a shadow from front). Slack in canvas, seen more so in the lower left hand corner. A small puncture seen lower center. A minor old tear present on the lower mid left hand side (near purple flowers). Fly spotting, discolouration and yellow patches all visible in the upper sky area on painting. Hairline cracking throughout on paint. Pin head sized paint loss in two areas (right hand center edge and lower center). Dust settled on surface through, would benefit with a decent surface clean and reframe.


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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.


Dr. Erich Lubbert
Thence by descent
Private collection, Melbourne

Fine Art

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8325
6:30pm - 3 September 2019
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141

VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney
Thursday 15 August, 10am - 8pm
Friday 16 - Sunday 18 August, 10am-4pm

Viewing in Melbourne
Wednesday 28 August, 9am- 8pm
Thursday 29 August - Sunday 1 September, 10am-4pm

Auction is at 6:30pm Tuesday 3 September

CONTACT
Summer Masters
summer.masters@leonardjoel.com.au


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