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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2535BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 28, 2011 12:00PM
Description:
Jean Eve (French, 1900-1968)
Fleurs de Jardin - Vase Gris
Signed "Jean Eve" l.r., signed, dated, titled, and inscribed "...1965/No. 728/boch
Allemand" on the reverse, inscribed "Jean Eve 12 Ma. 1965" on the stretcher, and with a label from Wally Findlay Galleries, New York, on the frame backing.
Oil on canvas, 24 x 15 in. (61.0 x 38.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Varnish inconsistencies, surface grime.
Estimate $1,800-2,200
Inscribed in a different hand "#6 Chicago/ Wally F " on the stretcher.
Pigment fluorescence in the blue background in the lower 1/3 of the composition, perhaps due to revarnishing.