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FRANCOIS LOUIS FRANCAIS (FRENCH 1814-1897)
Musique Champetre
1863
oil on canvas
54.6 x 65.5 cm (21 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.)
signed and dated lower right
PROVENANCE
Collection of Paul Deschanel (inscription on stretcher on verso)
LOT NOTES
Paul Deschanel was the President of France in 1920 and was a member of the Academie Francaise.
Francois Francais learned and collaborated with many of his prominent contemporaries, including Diaz de la Pena, Charles Francois Daubigny, Caruelle d’Aligny and Auguste Anastasi. He is best known for his decorative work on the baptismal fonts on the Paris church of the Trinity begun in 1878. Many of the artist’s works are in the collections such as Uffizi, Louvre, Musee d’Orsay and the Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.
oil on canvas
54.6 x 65.5 cm (21 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.)
signed and dated lower right
PROVENANCE
Collection of Paul Deschanel (inscription on stretcher on verso)
LOT NOTES
Paul Deschanel was the President of France in 1920 and was a member of the Academie Francaise.
Francois Francais learned and collaborated with many of his prominent contemporaries, including Diaz de la Pena, Charles Francois Daubigny, Caruelle d’Aligny and Auguste Anastasi. He is best known for his decorative work on the baptismal fonts on the Paris church of the Trinity begun in 1878. Many of the artist’s works are in the collections such as Uffizi, Louvre, Musee d’Orsay and the Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.
Estimate: $1,200 – $1,500
Result: $2,286 (including premium)
