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Fernand du Puigaudeau (1864-1930)
Fête foraine en Bretagne
Details
Fernand du Puigaudeau (1864-1930)
Fête foraine en Bretagne
signed and dated 'F. du Puigaudeau 1900' (lower left)
oil on canvas
19¾ x 25½ in. (50.2 x 64.8 cm.)
Painted in 1900
Provenance
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 November 1997, lot 266.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Special notice
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Lot Essay
Antoine Laurentin will include this painting in a forthcoming volume of his Puigaudeau catalogue raisonné.