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Description
A bright, cheery, if stark, scene of a priest reading in his room.
The details are vivid and realistic.
The …
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A bright, cheery, if stark, scene of a priest reading in his room.
The details are vivid and realistic.
The artist was proficient in oils, watercolors, and sculpture, and he exhibited widely in the Salons of Paris.
Guy was named Professor of Fine Arts at L'ecolo des Beaux-Arts, in Lyon in 1871, and he went on to become director of the Municipal School of Drawing in Lyon in 1887.
His paintings are in many European museums.
He is listed in Benezit, and in Thieme and Becker.
This painting is signed, dated 1856, and has received Sotheby's highest rating for authenticity.
Provenance
Sale: Sotheby's Los Angeles, October 5,1981, lot 108. Private collection of Burton Reis, California
Size with a frame 22.5x19.5”
Size without a frame 16x12.5”
$9,000 was the price according to the appraisal report dated July 2, 1992 (Metropolitan Fine Art Associates).
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- Dimensions
- 22.5ʺW × 1ʺD × 19.5ʺH
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Canvas
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gray
- Condition Notes
- Great vintage condition, exactly as shown in the pictures. Great vintage condition, exactly as shown in the pictures. less
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