Émile Bernard
Paysage aux alentours de Pont Aven
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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