Lot 660: Désiré-Honoré Bérard (b. Saint-Pierre-de-Bressieux 1845)

Désiré-Honoré Bérard (b. Saint-Pierre-de-Bressieux 1845)
Forbidden lecture
signed and dated 'D Bérard 1884.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61.7 x 44.6 cm.

Aquired directly from the artist; thence by decent to the present owner.

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