Lot 22Pierre Eugene Montezin
French, 1874-1946
Cour de Ferme
Signed with monogrammed first initials PMontezin (ll)
Oil with traces of pencil on canvas
21 1/4 x 25 5/8 inches
Provenance:
The estate of the artist
Marie-Claude Fischer Fine Arts, New York, acquired directly from the artist's estate
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. David T. Johnston, Chicago, acquired from the above in August 1981
Private collection, DE
This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity from Cyril Klein-Montezin, certificate no. 560.
C
Unsold
Estimate $5,000-8,000
Minor frame rubbing. Could use a light cleaning. Scattered craquelure in the upper center and upper right quardrant. Small shallow dent at far left center. Partially visible stretcher mark at top. No apparent restoration.
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