Lot Details
Lot 64
Henri Alphonse Laurent-Desrousseaux
French, 1862-1906
FIRST COMMUNION
Signed H. Laurent-Desrousseaux/L. Laurent (lr)
Oil on canvas
36 1/4 x 28 5/8 inches
Exhibited:
(possibly) Exposition, Toulouse 1893, according to an old packing label affixed to the frame
Estate of Dorothy Strelsin
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for $4,481 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Very dry. Frame rubbing. Scattered craquelure throughout. Paint is beginning to lift in areas. Appears to be some scattered inpainting, but is it difficult to detect. There is a second signature below the more legible signature. The legible signature fluoresces slightly.
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