Lot 574 , Early 20th century Continental School, oil on canvas, Half length portrait of a gentleman smoking a cigar, 102 x 68cm

Early 20th century Continental School, oil on canvas, Half length portrait of a gentleman smoking a cigar, 102 x 68cm
Estimate £200-300

Canvas saggy with some small losses of paint, a few scattered marks and some creasing that looks to have been the result of a re-lining. Further fine craquelure showing through the work near his beard and particularly lower right corner. Housed in ornate frame which is now rather tatty.


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Sold for £190