Lot 125
  • 125

Alfred Stevens

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alfred Stevens
  • a calm moonlit marine scene;a storm at sea
  • the former signed lower right with monogram: AS (in ligature);
    the latter signed lower left with monogram: AS (in ligature)
    the former inscribed on the reverse: A Madame Gelinier/souvenir affectueux/d'un reconnaissant/à son mari/Alfre Stevens/Paris, 2 Février 1894;
    the latter inscribed on the reverse: A Madame Gelinier/souvenir affectueux/d'un reconnaissant/à son mari/Alfre Stevens/Paris, Janv. 94
  • a pair, both oil on canvas, laid on board

Provenance

Private collection, France;
With Emmanuel Moatti, Paris;
From whom acquired.

Condition

Both canvases are laid on to stable flat boards. The paint surfaces are in good condition, as confirmed by inspection under UV light, with the impasto well preserved. Offered in wooden frames in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Well received in the Paris Salons and winner of the Grand Prix in the Expositions Universelles of 1889 and 1900, Stevens cannot be said to have fully embraced the Impressionist syle of his friend Edouard Manet. However, it is said that he kept several of Manet's paintings in his studio hoping to sell them to rich visitors.