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Lot 177: JEAN-JULES-ANTOINE LECOMTE DU NOÜY

Est: $40,000 USD - $60,000 USD
Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USOctober 26, 2004

Item Overview

Description

signed Jean Du Noüy and dated '89 (lower left)

oil on canvas

Dimensions

27 1/2 by 47 1/2 in.<br><br>70 by 120 1/2 cm.

Date

1842-1929

Exhibited

Paris, Salon de la Société des Artistes Français, 1890, no. 1429

Literature

Guy de Montgailhard, Lecomte du Noüy, Paris, 1906, pp. 48, 130, illustrated p. 48

Provenance

Mlle. E. Vicat, 1906

Notes

A student of Gleyre and of Gérôme, Lecomte du Noüy was a travelling painter. The countries he visited (Italy, Egypt, Morocco, and Spain) were his main source of inspiration.

A study for the present work was exhibited in Lecomte du Noüy, Souvenires de voyages, Galerie Hahn in Paris, September-October 1995, as no.152.

Auction Details

19th Century Paintings

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Sotheby's
October 26, 2004, 12:00 AM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US