34 - Duilio (Dubè) Barnabé

Duilio (Dubè) Barnabé (Italian, 1914-1961) The Drinkers, 1958 oil on canvas signed Barnabé (lower right); signed again, dated 28.4.58, and inscribed 237.A (on the reverse) 23 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. (60.3 x 73 cm) Property from a Private Family Trust, Chicago, Illinois This lot is located in Philadelphia. Framed: 34 x 38 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. Canvas is unlined. Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; one localized area of minor craquelures in the lower center; one small brown stain along the upper center edge; one small white stain in the center left. Under UV light: a few lines of inpainting in the upper center and lower right corner of the background; possible inpainting in additional areas to the background, although the fluorescence may be inherent to the pigments used; white within the right figure's neck and in the cups and carafe fluoresce, but this also appears to be from inherent to the pigments. Additional images available upon request. Provenance: International Galleries, Chicago. Acquired directly from the above by the present owner.