Fine Paintings & Sculpture
Description:
Manner of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824-1898)
Lovers in Arcadia
Inscribed "PUVIS DE CHAVANNES" l.l.
Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 in. (91.5 x 91.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Patch reinforcements, retouch, craquelure.
Provenance: Young Fine Arts, May 4, 1996, Lot 128, as Attributed to Puvis de Chavannes.
Estimate $700-900
Framed dimensions are 41 1/4 x 41 1/4 x 1 3/4 inches. The spandrels of the frame are a thin piece of matboard painted gold, and there is a break in the mat board at the c.r. edge of the circle.
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Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre PuvisRobin S.R. Starr
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