Lot 6226 - ibid129 19th Century Paintings - online only - Wednesday, 28. September 2022, 03.00 PM
FRANÇOIS ÉTIENNE MUSIN
(Oostende 1820–1888 Brussels)
Sailing ship off the coast (Tempesta Fragilla).
Oil on canvas.
Signed lower right: f. musin.
89.6 × 115.5 cm.
Provenance:
- With Galerie Amsterdam, until 1996.
- Swiss private collection, acquired from the above.
We are grateful to Christiaan Lucht, M.A., for confirming the authenticity of the painting on the basis of a photograph.
Condition:
Oil on unlined canvas. Paint surface well preserved, with fine craquelure in places. Slight colour abrasions along the edges.
Under UV: minimal dotted retouchings in the background and foreground. Varnish appears in fluorescent green.
Overall condition very good.
Dimensions with frame: 118.5 × 142 cm.
- With Galerie Amsterdam, until 1996.
- Swiss private collection, acquired from the above.
We are grateful to Christiaan Lucht, M.A., for confirming the authenticity of the painting on the basis of a photograph.
Condition:
Oil on unlined canvas. Paint surface well preserved, with fine craquelure in places. Slight colour abrasions along the edges.
Under UV: minimal dotted retouchings in the background and foreground. Varnish appears in fluorescent green.
Overall condition very good.
Dimensions with frame: 118.5 × 142 cm.
CHF 3 000 / 4 000 | (€ 3 090 / 4 120)
Sold for CHF 4 000 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.