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    20th Century Art (Day Sale)

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    14 May 1999

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    Lot 622

    Floris Jespers (1889-1965)

    Clown assis

    Price realised

    USD 22,500

    Estimate

    USD 40,000 - USD 50,000

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    Floris Jespers (1889-1965)
    Jespers, F.
    Clown assis
    signed 'Jespers' (lower left)
    reverse oil painting on glass
    43.1/3 x 35 in. (110 x 90 cm.)
    Painted circa 1928

    Provenance

    Ren Victor, Antwerp.
    Private collection, Switzerland.

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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    L. Fredericq, Floris Jespers Peintures sous Verre, Lamandart, 1989, p. 111 (illustrated).
    J. F. Buyck, Ren Victor 1897-1984, Antwerp, 1997, p. 89 (illustrated).


    Exhibited

    New York, Bern'Art, Belgian Paintings, May 1998, p. 72 (ilustrated in color, p. 73).


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