Description:
Lucien Bleyfus (French, 1876-1953)
Maison du Campagne, Auvergne.
Inscribed "L. Bleyfus" l.l.
Oil on canvasboard, sight size 16 1/4 x 19 in., framed.
Condition: Good.
Provenance: By descent within the family of the artist.
N.B. The signature was applied by the artist's nephew, Jean Bleyfus-Richardot, who shipped the works to the United States after Lucien Bleyfus's death in Nice in July, 1953.
Estimate $300-500
Naturally occurring pigment fluorescence; canvas slightly slack on stretchers, no additional condition issues to report.
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