James Ensor (1860-1949) Portrait of Claude Bernieres (Quelques couleurs pour Claude Bernières), 1939 Oil on panel 8-1/2 x 6-1/8 inches (21.5 x 15.5 cm) Signed lower right: Ensor Signed and titled on the reverse: J. Ensor / Quelques couleurs pour / Claude Bernières / JE PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT ARON, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA PROVENANCE: Swetzoff Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts; The Alpha Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts; Acquired by the present owner from the above, April 1987. EXHIBITED: Swetzoff Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, "James Ensor Paintings and Drawings," May 19-June 13, 1959, illustrated in the catalogue, no. 8; World House Galleries, New York, 1960. LITERATURE: X. Tricot, James Ensor, sa vie son oeuvre: Catalogue raisonné des peintures, Brussels, 2009, no. 826 (illustrated with a drawing from the Liber Veritatis). REFERENCES: Liber Veritatis, 1929/30-1941; Sketchbook, 17.4 x 21.7 cm, colored crayons on paper; Art Institute of Chicago, Harriott A. Fox Fund, inv. no. 1021; Folio 51 r. NOTE: The Ensor Advisory Committee has confirmed the authenticity of this painting. The lot is accompanied by their certificate of authenticity issued on December 21, 2021. HID03101062020 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

On stable panel. Frame abrasion at edge with some associated losses. Minor surface dirt and dust.
Under UV: no apparent retouching.
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