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Roland Widder has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.
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Portrait of Desmond Chapman-Huston
Details
Herbert Gurschner (1901-1975)
Portrait of Desmond Chapman-Huston
signed, inscribed and dated 'GURSCHNER TIROL 1937.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
37½ x 28 in. (95.2 x 71 cm.)
Painted in 1937
Portrait of Desmond Chapman-Huston
signed, inscribed and dated 'GURSCHNER TIROL 1937.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
37½ x 28 in. (95.2 x 71 cm.)
Painted in 1937
Provenance
Mrs Brenda Gurschner (the artist's wife), London, and thence by decent to the present owner.
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.