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Lot 295: LÉONCE J. V. DE JONCIÈRES

Est: $12,000 USD - $15,000 USD
Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USOctober 24, 2006

Item Overview

Description

FRENCH, B. 1871
LESBIA'S SPARROW

measurements
21 by 37 in.

alternate measurements
53 by 94 cm

signed L. de Joncières and dated '99 (lower right)

oil on canvas laid down on panel

EXHIBITED

Paris, Salon, 1899, no. 1053.

NOTE

This painting illustrates the Roman poet Catullus's verses as indicated in the catalogue of the 1899 Salon: Pleurez, grâces et amour, et vous tous amants séduisants, le moineau de ma Lesbie est mort.

Auction Details

19th Century European Art

by
Sotheby's
October 24, 2006, 12:00 AM EST

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