35 - Duilio (Dubè) Barnabé

Duilio (Dubè) Barnabé (Italian, 1914-1961) Figura Seduta: Fondo Giallo, c. 1957 oil on canvas signed Barnabé (lower right) 39 1/2 x 32 in. (100.3 x 81.3 cm) Property from a Private Family Trust, Chicago, Illinois This lot is located in Philadelphia. Framed: 46 1/2 x 39 in. Canvas is unlined, with buckling to the upper right corner and edge, as well as the left corner. Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; craquelures scattered throughout, many of which have inpainting that is visible upon close viewing. Under UV light: the aforementioned inpainting to address craquelures fluoresce in multiple areas, as well as medium-sized areas of inpainting through the background, in the right side of the figure, and within the figure's head. Additional images available upon request. Provenance: R.S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago. Acquired directly from the above by the present owner. Exhibited: Chicago, R.S. Johnson Fine Art, Barnabé: Twenty-Five Paintings from a Private Swiss Collection, Spring 1969, pp. 25; 43, no. 32, illustrated. Chicago, R.S. Johnson Fine Art, Duilio Barnabé, Fall 1991, pp. 48-49; 78, no. 20, pl. XVII, illustrated. Literature: R. Stanley Johnson, Duilio Barnabé, Chicago & Düsseldorf, 2003, pp. 98-99, illustrated.