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Lot 337: A French sailor in a captive balloon

Est: £700 GBP - £1,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJune 03, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Louis-Raoul Arus (French, 1846-1921)
A French sailor in a captive balloon
signed, inscribed and dated 'A mon ami Barauley/LR Arus 1885' (lower right) and inscribed on a letter (on the reverse)
oil on panel
10½ x 13¾ in. (26.8 x 34.9 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Notes


All lots removed to off-site warehouse the day after the sale - 2 weeks free storage
The letter states that this was painted in the Franco-Prussian war when he was a member of the Society of French Artists.

Auction Details

Christie's Interiors

by
Christie's
June 03, 2008, 10:30 AM WET

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK