Frédérique Vallet-Bisson
(French, 1862-1949)
The Red Ball Gown
Sale 1025 - American & European Art
May 10, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$4,000 -
$6,000
Sold for $2,500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Frédérique Vallet-Bisson
(French, 1862-1949)
The Red Ball Gown
oil on canvas
signed Frédérique Vallet (lower left)
76 1/2 x 36 1/2 inches.
Provenance:
Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco & Los Angeles, November 8, 1995, Lot 828
Condition Report
Framed: 78 1/4 x 38 inches.
Significant deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is slack; canvas distortion in upper right corner; faint stretcher bar mark in upper center; stable drying craquelures scattered throughout; localized pinpoint brown stains in center left and lower center; diagonal abrasion in lower center, no greater in length than 2 inches. Under UV light, inpainting within the model's face, primarily around her eyes and lips; localized area of inpainting to the right of her head; inpainting within the tabletop in the center right; small spot of inpainting in center left; area of inpainting in lower right corner and in scattered areas along the length of the lower edge.
Significant deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is slack; canvas distortion in upper right corner; faint stretcher bar mark in upper center; stable drying craquelures scattered throughout; localized pinpoint brown stains in center left and lower center; diagonal abrasion in lower center, no greater in length than 2 inches. Under UV light, inpainting within the model's face, primarily around her eyes and lips; localized area of inpainting to the right of her head; inpainting within the tabletop in the center right; small spot of inpainting in center left; area of inpainting in lower right corner and in scattered areas along the length of the lower edge.
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