Description:
George Jules Ernest Binet (French, 1865-1949)
Boating on the River
Signed "Georges Binet" l.r.
Oil on canvas, 15 x 21 1/2 in. (38.1 x 54.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor losses/flaking.
Provenance: Through Galerie Rolly-Michaux, Boston.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
The losses include two in the upper branches of the right hand tree; three on the gunwale of the nearest boat with two others slightly above, and two small groups of losses aligned in the water beneath the island. There are some areas of lifting around this last group. All of the losses are 3mm across or less. The work might benefit from a cleaning.
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