Description:
Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo, called "Corneille" (Dutch, 1922-2010)
Un Oiseau traverse l'été
Signed and dated "Corneille/'67" l.r., titled, signed, and dated ".../Corneille '67" on the reverse, partial label from Lefebre Gallery, New York, affixed to the stretcher.
Acrylic on canvas, 31 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (80.0 x 80.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Tacking edges covered with adhesive tape, bulges l.l. and l.c., paint losses l.c., u.l., and u.r., surface grime.
Provenance: Lefebre Gallery, New York; Estate of Richard E. Anderson, New York/Redding, Connecticut.
Estimate $15,000-25,000
Framed dimensions: 32 3/4 x 32 3/4 in.
Irregular area of paint loss, measuring about 1 inch by 3/4 inch overall, located in lower left center, corresponding to an area where the canvas protrudes slightly from a dent made on the reverse. There is a short vertical line of craquelure to the right of the protrusion. Other small paint losses, about 8 in all, located primarily around the perimeter of the canvas, with one located in the upper left corner with some nearby craquelure with potential lifting.
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