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Lot 227
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Henri Fantin-Latour

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henri Fantin-Latour
  • POMMES ET RAISINS
  • signed Fantin and dated 70 (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 25.4 by 30.4cm., 10 by 12in.

Provenance

Mr and Mrs Edwin Edwards, Edinburgh
Albert Dubosc, Sainte-Adresse
Alfred Daber, Paris
The Lefevre Gallery, London
Lord Astor of Hever (acquired from the above in 1950; sale: Sotheby's London, 23rd March 1983, lot 3)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 30th March 1988, lot 100
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 10th November 2000, lot 102
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Grenoble, Musée de Grenoble, Centenaire de la naissance de Fantin-Latour, 1936, no. 122

Literature

Madame Fantin-Latour, Catalogue de l'œuvre complet de Fantin-Latour 1849-1904, Paris, 1911, no. 435

Condition

The canvas is lined. UV examination reveals some thin lines and tiny flecks of retouching mainly to the lower half and a 2cm square outline of retouching which corresponds to a previous repair. Otherwise this work is in overall fairly good condition. Colours: Overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue.
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