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Les ruines des Allignes
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WOLFGANG-ADAM TÖPFFER (GENEVA 1766-1847)
Les ruines des Allignes
inscribed 'Il faut laisser le gauche de la fab. briller/sur le fond en tr. chaud. Les montagnes pl. en/valeurs vap faire briller les deux pr.' (upper right)
oil on card
11 3/8 x 17 3/8 in. (28.9 x 44.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1814.
Les ruines des Allignes
inscribed 'Il faut laisser le gauche de la fab. briller/sur le fond en tr. chaud. Les montagnes pl. en/valeurs vap faire briller les deux pr.' (upper right)
oil on card
11 3/8 x 17 3/8 in. (28.9 x 44.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1814.
Provenance
The artist, and by descent to his grandson,
David Duval, and by descent to,
Henri-Lucien Duval, Geneva, by 1876, and by descent to,
Eugénie Duval, Sanremo, and by descent to,
Private collection, France, by 1954; Christie's, London, 16 June 1995, lot 82, where acquired by the present owner.
David Duval, and by descent to,
Henri-Lucien Duval, Geneva, by 1876, and by descent to,
Eugénie Duval, Sanremo, and by descent to,
Private collection, France, by 1954; Christie's, London, 16 June 1995, lot 82, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
L. Boissonnas, Wolfgang-Adam Töpffer (1766-1847): catalogue raisonné des peintures, Bern, 2011, p. 243, no. LBP 255, illustrated.
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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