Charles-Théodore Frère

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Description

Charles-Théodore Frère
Crossing the Desert
signd TH. FRÈRE BEY. (lower left)
oil on canvas
32 1/2 by 32 1/2 in.
82.5 by 82.5 cm

Provenance

Samuel P. Avery, New York
Thence by descent to the present owner (his great-granddaughter)

Catalogue Note

Samuel P. Avery was one of the most influential art dealers in New York at the end of the Nineteenth century. Avery travelled throughout Europe, purchasing contemporary Academic paintings for his clients, the most well-known being William T. Walters, founder of the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore.