FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY | A still life with sea shells and molluscs
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April 8, 02:33 PM GMT
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4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
A STILL LIFE WITH SEA SHELLS AND MOLLUSCS
signed with monogram and dated lower right: SJ.1875.
oil on canvas
unframed: 51.2 x 60.9 cm.; 20 x 24 in.
framed: 74.5 x 83.5 cm.; 29½ x 33 in.
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Private collection, California;
Anonymous sale, Los Angeles, Bonhams, 7 March 2016, lot 195.
New York, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Naturalia, 19 January - 4 March 2017, unnumbered.
Seashells were valuable collector's items in the 19th century, and attracted attention for their naturalistic interest. In the present work many different species of shells and molluscs are carefully represented and arranged in a traditional still life setting.