Lot Details
Lot 27
Hugues Merle French, 1823-1881 Portrait of a Young Woman
French, 1823-1881
Portrait of a Young Woman
Signed Hugues-Merle and dated 1878 (ul)
Oil on canvas laid to masonite
21 7/8 x 18 1/8 inches (55.5 x 46 cm)
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
Sold for $6,250 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Frame rubbing with a minor tiny area of loss at bottom right center edge. Visible stretcher marks. Dirty varnish. 6 inch line of old restoration at the upper right corner area. Tiny ding just above her ear. Speck of paint loss in a leaf of the rose at lower center. Faintly visible stretcher marks. There does not appear to be any restoration in the figure. The only inpainting occurs in the background on the right side of the painting.
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