Midsummer's Dream
Lot 237:
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Signed Edouard Detaille (attrib) Watercolor Painting.
Edouard Detaille (attrib) Watercolor Painting on Board. Edouard Jean-Baptiste-Detaille was a master of French military painters. Detaille was born in Picardy into a prosperous family with a military background. His father set him up with Ernest Meissonier who showed him finesse of execution and an appreciation for precise observation. Detaille obtained a staff position, at the start of the Franco-Prussian War (1870) which would provide him with an indelible experience to observe the hostilities of war first hand. This experience proved to be the mainstay of his artistic output over his lifetime.
Art 13.5" x 17", Frame: 22.5" x 18.8"
Condition: some abrasion near signature lower right..see images
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