Henri Hecht Maïk

(French, 1922-1993)

Au Bord du Zambeze

, 1974

oil on canvas

signed Maik and dated (lower right); signed, titled, and inscribed (verso)

51 ½ x 77 inches.

This lot has been authenticated by the Findlay Institute and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Henri Hecht Maïk, currently underway.

Provenance:

Wally Findlay Galleries, West Palm Beach, Florida

Framed: 54 1/4 x 80 inches.
Substantial deposits of surface dirt and dust, with dirt embedded into craquelures and textured areas of paint; canvas is loose on stretcher, accompanied by distortion along the upper edge; stretcher bar lines accompanied by open craquelures around image perimeter, vertically through center in two areas, and horizontally through the center; network of open craquelures throughout sky, as well as localized areas of craquelures scattered in lower half; small raised area to canvas in upper right corner; pinpoint paint losses in upper right corner and in central elephant; abraded paint in upper right corner along stretcher bar lines; pinpoint brown stains scattered throughout; inpainting visible under normal viewing conditions in upper right corner, upper center, center left, and in lower center. Under UV, areas of localized inpainting along upper edge; center left; within trunk of central elephant; one pinpoint stroke in center right; and in lower left corner. Additional images available upon request.

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