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Lot 72

Lot 72

Le Chat Noir

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Estimate$1,500 – $2,500

Status

Closed

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Tarkhoff

(Russian, 1871–1930)

Le Chat Noir

oil on card laid to board

bears a Petit Palais inventory label on the stretcher

16 1/4 x 13 inches.

Property from the Estate of a Renowned Art Dealer, New York City, New York

Guy Abot, Director of the Nicolas Tarkhoff Committee, confirms the authenticity of this lot, which will be listed in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the painted work.

Provenance:

Galerie Marcel-Lenoir, Paris

Musée du Petit Palais, Geneva, inventory number 13191

Framed: 21 3/4 x 18 1/2 inches.
Minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; card is laid to board; vertical crack to board extend from upper left edge through the cat, approximately 10 1/2 inches in length; an additional horizontal crack to board extend from upper left corner along the upper edge, approximately 5 inches; scattered chips to the board edges; hanging hardware protrudes slightly through face in one area along upper center edge; pinpoint paint losses scattered throughout surface. Under UV light, no apparent inpainting is visible. Additional images available upon request.

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