Property from a Private Collection, Virginia

Émile Bernard

Paysage aux alentours de Pont Aven

Lot Closed

March 11, 08:17 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Collection, Virginia

Émile Bernard

1868 - 1941

Paysage aux alentours de Pont Aven

Dated 89 (lower right)

Watercolor and pastel on paper

6 ⅛ by 8 ½ in. (15.6 by 21.6 cm)

Framed: 13 ½ by 16 in. (34.3 by 40.6 cm)

Executed in 1889.

Béatrice Recchi Altabarra has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Executed on cream wove paper which has been t-hinged to a mount at the upper left and right corners of its verso. The sheet is time-stained overall. The upper edge of the sheet is deckled and has been reinforced by a half-inch wide strip of paper. There is a half inch long tear along the lower edge. A tiny crease in the lower right corner. The work is in good condition.

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Neffe-Degandt Fine Art, London
Acquired from the above in 1996