Marcel Dyf (French, 1899-1985) Un repas d'été

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Marcel Dyf (French, 1899-1985)

Un repas d'été
Signed "Dyf" l.r., with a label from International Art Transport, Paris, on the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 23 5/8 x 29 1/2 in. (60.0 x 74.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Scattered small paint losses.
Estimate $3,500-5,500

Also marked "73145" in red on the reverse. Art Transport label lists Mr. J. Spiess, Paris as the lender. The stretcher is stamped "R. Caron/...Versailles."

This work has been reviewed from digital photographs by Mme. Claudine Dyf, who reported that this work is "Claudine à la capeline "
HST SBD 60X73 cm. 1964 N° ID 1675. The title translates to "Claudine in a wide-brimmed hat."

There are three small paint losses, measuring between 1/8 and 1/4 inch in diameter each, with some lifting to the paint surfaces along the perimeters of the losses. Otherwise the paint surface seems stable, with some minor scattered craquelure.



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