A boulevard in Paris on a rainy day, the Pantheon beyond
signed 'LOIR LUIGI' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 33cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, New York, 4th April 2007, lot 144;
Schiller & Bodo, New York
Estimate: | £4,000 - £6,000 |
Hammer price: | £4,000 |
The canvas has been relined. Some traces of craquelure, otherwise the paint surface appears to be in good overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals infilling to craquelure in the sky, upper centre and upper left, extensive retouching to frame abrasions along the left hand border; strengthening to signature. Held in an ornate plaster gilt frame, a few chips to gilt work but generally in fair condition.