Lot 183
  • 183

GEORGES-FRÉDÉRIC RÖTIG | The migration of the buffalos

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Georges-Frédéric Rötig
  • The migration of the buffalos
  • Signed and dated lower right G.F. ROTIG / 05
  • Oil on canvas
  • 147 x 233 cm ; 57 7/8  by 91 3/4  in.

Provenance

Purchased directly from the artist by the current owners' grandfather, who was a friend of his

Exhibited

Salon des Artistes français, Paris, 1906, n°1449, illustrated in the illustrated catalogue p. 159

Condition

Very good overall condition. On its original canvas, which is rather supple. Under UV light : some tiny repaints scattered on the canvas, including on the edges. Some tiny lacks, including on the central buffalo's fur. The photograph of the catalogue is slightly yellower.
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