Guy Grey-Smith
(1916 - 1981)
PLACE DU TERTRE, PARIS, 1947
oil on canvas
41.0 x 51.0 cm
55.0 x 65.0 cm (frame)
signed and dated lower right: G. Grey Smith / 47
bears inscription verso: PLACE du TERTRE - PARIS ... Guy Grey Smith ... Collection J. Skinner
Estimate:
$8,000 - $12,000
Sold:
$17,182 (inc. BP)
lot details
55.0 x 65.0 cm (frame)
bears inscription verso: PLACE du TERTRE - PARIS ... Guy Grey Smith ... Collection J. Skinner
The Skinner Collection, Perth
Thence by descent
Private collection, Perth
Exhibited
probably: Catalogue of Paintings in oils, watercolours and pastels by Guy Grey-Smith, Newspaper House Gallery, Perth, 2 – 14 May 1949
This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery
Condition:
This work is in very good, stable and original condition.
There are scattered small accretions across the composition. There is a loss in the lower left quadrant on the top of the door of approximately 0.5 cm in diameter.
This work would benefit from a surface clean and the application of a new varnish by a qualified professional.
Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of past restoration.
This work is housed in its original frame.