Charles Amable Lenoir (French, 1861-1940) Portrait of a Girl in a Red Dress

Description:

Charles Amable Lenoir (French, 1861-1940)

Portrait of a Girl in a Red Dress
Signed "c.a. Lenoir" u.r.
Oil on canvas, 18 x 15 in. (46.0 x 38.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, scattered retouch, craquelure.

Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 19th Century European Art including Orientalist Pictures, June 21, 2002, Lot 270.
Estimate $600-800

Retouch as follows: an area on the chin and just below the lower lip, with the largest spot being irregularly shaped and measuring 1/2 inch overall; a few pinpoint sized dots to the face; a small area on her right shoulder with the largest brush marks measuring 1-1/2 inches; an area in her hair on the top proper left side of her head and extending into the background; a broad area to the u.l. corner of the canvas. Stable craquelure overall. Some minor varnish inconsistencies under raking light.


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