Henrique Franco (1883-1961) - Nude before the Mirror, c. 1940's

Henrique Franco (1883-1961) | Portuguese Nude before the Mirror, c. 1940's Oil on Canvas Signed: Signed ‘Franco’ (lower right). Dimensions: Framed: 63 × 55 cm | 24.8 × 21.7 in Artwork: 46 × 38 cm | 18.1 × 15 in Provenance: Private Collection, Spain. Condition: Fair condition on account of the relining: the canvas has been relined onto a new stretcher; the paint layer itself stable and undamaged, the impasto intact, with no cracking, losses or retouching in normal or ultraviolet light under an even, undiscoloured varnish; a light film of surface dirt; the frame sound. Please contact us to request a detailed Condition Report.Shipping: Aurora & Athena coordinates professional, insured shipping for every purchase through vetted logistics partners: packing, transport, insurance and the export paperwork are arranged on the buyer's behalf and charged at the provider's cost. Buyers are equally welcome to collect in Barcelona or to appoint a carrier of their own. Lots are released once the total purchase price has been received. For shipments outside the EU an export licence may be required and Spanish export duties may apply to certain higher-value works; these are the buyer's responsibility. No export tax applies within the EU. Details on our Shipping & Export Information page (auroraathena.com/shipping/). Conditions of Sale: All lots are sold as is, in the condition described. The condition summary is given as a courtesy; a full condition report is available on request before the sale. Attributions and the five-year authenticity guarantee are governed by Section 4 (Returns and Refunds) of our Terms and Conditions. All enquiries must be made before bidding; no further information can be provided after the sale. By placing a bid you confirm that you have read and accept our Terms and Conditions in full (auroraathena.com/auction-terms-and-conditions/). -- Seen from behind, a woman with dark hair sits on a white cloth before an oval mirror, both arms raised to her hair; a glimpse of her face returns in the glass, and a candle and bottles on the side table catch the light. The whole scene glows in browns, turquoise and flame-orange, laid on with a loaded brush. Henrique Franco (1883–1961), born in Funchal, Madeira, was one of the pioneers of Portuguese modernism. A pensioner of the Portuguese state in Paris after the First World War, he absorbed Manet and Cézanne and exhibited with the ‘Cinco Independentes’ in Lisbon in 1923 before becoming professor at the Lisbon School of Fine Arts and one of the country’s leading fresco painters. The nude at her toilette was a subject he treated in oil throughout his mature career. Signed ‘Franco’ at the lower right.

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