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Nature morte aux figues et soleils
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Émile Bernard (1868-1941)
Nature morte aux figues et soleils
signed 'Emile Bernard' (lower centre)
oil on board
26 1/4 x 21 5/8 in. (66.6 x 55 cm.)
Painted in 1929
Nature morte aux figues et soleils
signed 'Emile Bernard' (lower centre)
oil on board
26 1/4 x 21 5/8 in. (66.6 x 55 cm.)
Painted in 1929
Provenance
Private collection, Switzerland, by whom acquired directly from the artist, and thence by descent.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
J.-J. Luthi & A. Israël, Émile Bernard, Sa vie, son oeuvre, catalogue raisonné, Paris, 2014, no. 1427 (illustrated).
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