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Jean-Baptiste Leprince

A group of figures gathered in a tavern, with a barmaid and lustful patron at center

Lot Closed

October 22, 02:52 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Jean-Baptiste Leprince

Metz 1734-1781 Saint-Denis-du-Port

A group of figures gathered in a tavern, with a barmaid and lustful patron at center


signed and dated lower left: Le Prince.1771

oil on canvas

canvas: 17 by 20⅛ in.; 43.2 by 51 cm.

framed: 26¼ by 27½ in.; 66.7 by 69.9

Solvay Collection;
S.J. Philips, 1958;
Elizabeth Parke Firestone (1897-1990), Newport, Rhode Island;
Her estate sale, New York, Christie's, 22-23 March 1991, lot 657;
There acquired by the present collector.