Exceptionelle II

Puvis De Chavannes (or Studio), Pastoral Scene, Signed and Dated 1887, Watercolor Painting

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $2,000 - $20,000

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Description

Keywords: French School, 19th-century watercolor, pastoral art, riverside gathering, allegorical scene, mural study, Empire frame, repoussé brass, antique frame

Attributed to Puvis de Chavannes or his studio, Pastoral Scene, watercolor on paper, signed illegibly and dated 1887 lower left. This idyllic riverside gathering, possibly a preparatory study for a mural, features allegorical figures in a serene natural setting. The piece is mounted in an Empire-style antique frame with repoussé brass ornamentation and cabochon jewel accents

Art: 13 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (33.7 x 48.9 cm.), Frame: 20 3/4 x 22 in. (52.7 x 55.9 cm.) approx

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Damages to frame and glass (missing cabochons)