Lot 61
  • 61

Jean Béraud

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jean Béraud
  • L'Arc de Triomphe
  • signed Jean Béraud. (lower left)
  • gouache on paper (in the form of a fan)
  • 15 by 27 in.
  • 38 by 68.5 cm

Provenance

Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco

Exhibited

San Francisco, Montgomery Gallery, The Boulevards of Paris, 1984-1985
Paris, Brame et Lorenceau, Chevaux et Cavaliers, November 29 - December 20, 2002

Literature

Patrick Offenstadt, Jean Béraud 1849-1935, The Belle Époque: A Dream of Times Gone By, Catalogue Raisonné, Cologne, 1999, p. 148, no. 140, illustrated

Condition

The fan is framed under glass. The paper is darkened with age with slight wear to folds. Evidence of minor tear to top of the fan above the Arc. Under UV: No inpainting apparent.
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