Lot 45: ANDRÉ BOUYS | Composition au pichet de cuivre et au service à thé

Huile sur sa toile d'origine

41,5 x 47 cm ; 16 3/8  by 18 1/2  in

Huile sur sa toile d'origine

On the naked eye : The painting appears in an overall very good condition. It has been thoroughly relined several dozen years ago and it has not flatten the material. It has also been well cleaned quite recently. Under UV lamp : Uniform green varnish. Some small restoration in the background in the lower right corner and some restorations along the edge of the entablature in the lower part.
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Vente anonyme, Londres, Sotheby’s, 7 juillet 1999, lot n°629 ;
Vente anonyme, Londres, Sotheby’s, 18 avril 2000, lot n°439 ;
Acquis chez Emmanuel Moatti, Paris, en 2001