Lot 458: ALFRED COURMES | L'Etrangleur à la casquette rose

oil on canvas

132,6 x 104,3 cm; 52 1/4 x 41 1/8 in.

oil on canvas

It has not been possible to see the work entirely unframed. The canvas is not lined and slightly undulating. Examination under UV light reveals scattered spots and lines of retouching (most predominately away from the figures), most predominately to the lower right quadrant, towards the lower edge and along the extreme edges. There are thin lines of craquelure throughout the composition. There are a few dots of paint losses in places, notably towards the left part of the lower edge and some fly spots in places. This work is in overall fairly good condition.
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Paris, Musée d'Orsay, Crime & châtiment, 2010, no. 426, ill. 362, illustrated in the catalogue p. 339

Gilles Bernard & Vitalie Andriveau, Alfred Courmes, Paris, 2003, illustrated p. 34

Private collection, Paris (by descent from the artist)