Lot 89
  • 89

Pierre-Antoine Patel the Younger

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Pierre-Antoine Patel the Younger
  • a river landscape with a watermill to the left and figures with a donkey in the foreground
  • oil on panel

Provenance

Seligman collection (according to Witt library mount).

Literature

N. Coural, Les Patel, Paris 2001, p. 210, cat. no. PAP 11, reproduced, where listed as on canvas (?) and whereabouts unknown.

Condition

The support consists of 3 vertical panels joined to the reverse and bevelled on all four edges. The paint surface is secure under a dirty varnish. Offered in a wooden frame in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

We are grateful to Dr Coural for confirming the attribution on the basis of a photograph.