Lot Essay
Mrs Florence Valdès-Forain kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Jean Louis Forain (1852-1931)
Les danseuses
Details
Jean Louis Forain (1852-1931)
Les danseuses
signed 'forain' (lower left)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
20 5/8 x 30 3/8 in. (53 x 77.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1905
Les danseuses
signed 'forain' (lower left)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
20 5/8 x 30 3/8 in. (53 x 77.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1905
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 9 October 1986, lot 15.
Dennis Hotz Fine Art, Johannesburg.
Acquired from the above; sale, Christie's, London, 7 February 2013, lot 530.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners.
Dennis Hotz Fine Art, Johannesburg.
Acquired from the above; sale, Christie's, London, 7 February 2013, lot 530.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners.
Exhibited
Springfield, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, Jean-Louis Forain 1852-1931, Exhibition of Paintings, April - May 1956, no. 15, n.p.
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Veronica Scarpati