Lot 238
  • 238

Antoine-Louis Barye

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description

  • Antoine-Louis Barye
  • Forêt de Fontainebleau, la reine blanche
  • Signé BARYE en bas à gauche; porte au dos le cachet de cire rouge de la vente ainsi que celui de la collection André Schoeller
  • Huile sur toile
  • 30,5 x 39 cm ; 12 by 15 1/3 in

Provenance

Vente Barye, Paris Hôtel Drouot (Maître Pillet), 7-12 février 1876, p.7, n°45 ;
Collection Mme Léon Perronne, née Barye ;
Collection André Schoeller;
Vente André Schoeller, Paris Hôtel Drouot, 14-16 mai 1956, n°37,

Exhibited

Oeuvres d'Antoine-Louis Barye, Paris, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, novembre-décembre 1875, n°391
Oeuvres de Barye, Paris, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, avril 1889, p.143, n°774 ;
The Wild Kingdom of Antoine-Louis Barye 1795-1875, New York, Wildenstein & Co, 4 novembre-9 décembre 1994, n°112, reproduit p.99

Condition

The painting itself is slightly darker than the photography; several repaints scattered over the surface are visible under UV light
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