MAXIME MAUFRA | Le Village, Morgat

Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired from the artist in 1902)
Sale: Vente de la Fraternité des Artistes, May 1, 1917
Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
M. Barassé, Paris (acquired from the above in 1942)
Abby M. Taylor Fine Art, LLC., Greenwich, Connecticut
Acquired from the above

Paris, Galerie Durand-Ruel, Exposition Maxime Maufra, 1926, no. 19

This work is in very good condition. The canvas is not lined. The surface is clean and features a richly-textured impasto that is well preserved. There is a pindot loss in the upper left quadrant. Under UV light: two small spots of inpainting are present in the houses at center left, otherwise fine.
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This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being prepared by Madame Caroline Durand-Ruel Godfroy.