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Lot 6042 - ibid122 Old Master & 19 c. Paintings – online only - Wednesday, 06. October 2021, 01.30 PM

Attributed to MICHEL-ANGE HOUASSE AND JEAN-BAPTISTE OUDRY

(Paris 1680–1730 Arpajon) (Paris 1686–1755 Beauvais)
Pair of works: Gardner in a park / Woman walking on a bridge.
Oil on canvas.
Each 37 × 93.5 cm.

Provenance:
- Sale Christie's, New York, 5.10.1995, Lot 130 (as Michel-Ange Houasse).
- Swiss private collection.

Probably produced as a sopraporte. François Marandet, having examined a photograph of the works, has suggested an attribution of Jean-Baptiste Oudry for the Park landscape with gardener.

Condition:
Oil on canvas, lined. Paint surface with a network of craquelure, superficial stains and some small colour losses. Some old retouching visible in parts. Colour abrasions and stretcher marks along the edges.
Under UV light: several retouches along the edges. Further retouches in the foreground and the background. Varnish appears in fluorescent green. Without frame.


CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)

Sold for CHF 3 750 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.