Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Lot 37: PIERRE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES (1824-1898) Etude pour 'La soeur ainée'

Name: PIERRE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES (1824-1898) Etude pour 'La soeur ainée'
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 1dd4ad2894

Est: £1,200 GBP - £1,800 GBPSold:

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomFebruary 28, 2019

Item Overview

Description

PIERRE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES (1824-1898)
Etude pour 'La soeur ainée' signed 'P. Puvis ch' (lower left)black chalk on buff paper35.4 x 13.4cm (13 15/16 x 5 1/4in).Executed in 1862

The present work is a preliminary study for the painting La soeur ainée, currently in the collection of the Musée du Petit Palais, Geneva. The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Monsieur Bertrand Puvis de Chavannes. Provenance: Mlle. Bourdon Collection (a gift from the artist).Fritz Gross Collection, London, no. 769.Thence by descent to the present owner.

Artist or Maker

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Auction Details

Impressionist and Modern Art

Bonhams

February 28, 2019, 05:00 PM GMT

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK

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