Les rochers à Agay
Details
MAXIMILIEN LUCE (1858-1941)
Les rochers à Agay
signed and dated 'Luce 94' (lower left)
oil on canvas
19 3⁄4 x 19 3⁄4 in. (50.2 x 50.2 cm.)
Painted in 1894
Les rochers à Agay
signed and dated 'Luce 94' (lower left)
oil on canvas
19 3⁄4 x 19 3⁄4 in. (50.2 x 50.2 cm.)
Painted in 1894
Provenance
Georges Lévy, Paris.
Mr. & Mrs. J.J. Purris, New York; sale, Sotheby's Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, 28 May 1976, lot 565.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Mr. & Mrs. J.J. Purris, New York; sale, Sotheby's Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, 28 May 1976, lot 565.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
D. Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. II, Paris, 1986, no. 978, p. 244 (illustrated; with incorrect provenance).
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Further Details
The present work is being offered for sale pursuant to an agreement between the consignor and the Heirs of Georges Lévy. The hammer price for the Lot will be donated to HIAS and American Friends of Magen David Adom. This resolves any dispute over ownership of the work and title will pass to the buyer.
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