Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2609BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 07, 2012 12:00PM
Description:
Armand Francois Joseph Henrion (Belgian, 1875-1958)
Three Clown Portraits: Smiling, Surprised, and Smoking
Signed "ARM. HENRION" l.l., l.r., and l.l., respectively, each with labels from
Edouard Hautecoeur, Editeur d'Art, Paris, on the reverse.
Oil on panel, sizes 7 x 5 1/2 in. (17.8 x 14.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor surface grime.
Estimate $1,800-2,200
Smiling (blue cap) with 1/16 inch diameter paint loss in shadow beneath the nose. Smoking (purple cap) with more concentrated grime along the top edge center. No additional condition issues to report.