Lot 60: PAUL SIEFFERT | Naked woman lying down or Blue Dream

Oil on canvas, unlined, unframed

106,2 x 130 cm ; 41 7/8  by 51  in.

Oil on canvas, unlined, unframed

Satisfactory condition, on its original canvas, the support is sound and stable, but it shows a slight deformation at the temple of the model. The canvas is correctly stretched on the frame. The pictorial layer is generally in good condition, it shows some lack of material, especially along the right edge. Some lack of visible material scattered on the canvas. Very slight lifting is also visible on the model's flesh, some small material losses are also visible in the model's hair. UV lamp lighting reveals retouched material losses, other areas light up but does not seem to be restorations but the pictorial layer. Sold without frame. Etat satisfaisant, sur sa toile d'origine, le support est sain et stable il présente toutefois une petite déformation au niveau de la tempe du modèle. La toile est correctement tendue sur le châssis. La couche picturale est globalement en bel état, elle présente quelques manques de matière notamment principalement le long du bord droit, quelques manques de matière visibles disséminés sur la toile. De très légers soulèvements sont également visibles sur mes chairs du modèle, quelques petites pertes de matière sont également visibles dans les cheveux du modèle. L'éclairage à la lampe UV révèle des pertes de matière retouchées d'autres zones fluorescent mais ne semblent pas être des restaurations mais bien la couche picturale. Vendu sans cadre.
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Salon de la Société des Artistes français, Paris, 1936, n°2181.