Lot 425: ANDRÉ BOUYS | Still life with a chocolatier; Still life with a jug 

a pair, both oil on canvas

Each 50 x 61 cm ; 19 1/2  x 24 in.

To the naked eye: Both paintings appear to be in good condition and both unlined. The paintings have been correctly cleaned, probably in the 2nd half of the 20th century. Still life with chocolate pot: We notice a restoration under the table tray, and another one in the tablecloth: from the bread until the lower right corner (20 cm approx.). Still life with jug: We cannot notice any restorations. Under U.V. light: Still life with chocolate pot: The painting appears under a non-uniform varnish, slightly green. We notice very numerous restorations scattered all over the composition. Still life with jug: The painting appears under a uniform varnish, slightly green. We notice numerous restorations scattered all over the composition. A l'oeil nu : Les tableaux se présentent dans un état de conservation satisfaisant. Ils sont sur leur toile d'origine. Les tableaux ont fait l'objet d'un nettoyage, probablement au cours de la deuxième moitié du XXe siècle, correctement réalisé. Nature morte à la chocolatière : on remarque une restauration sous le plateau de la table, et une autre restauration diagonale sur la nappe, partant des pains et allant jusqu'à l'angle inférieur droit sur environ 20 cm. Nature morte au pichet : On ne remarque pas de restaurations. A la lampe U.V. : Nature morte à la chocolatière : le tableau se présente sous un vernis non homogène, légèrement vert. On remarque de très nombreuses restaurations éparses. Nature morte au pichet : le tableau se présente sous un vernis uniforme, légèrement vert. On remarque de nombreuses restaurations éparses.
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