Lot Essay
We are grateful to Dr. Gabriel Weisberg for confirming the authenticity of this painting.
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Joseph Bail (French, 1862-1921)
Servants Lunching
Details
Joseph Bail (French, 1862-1921)
Servants Lunching
signed 'Bail Joseph' (lower right)
oil on canvas
72¾ x 60 3/8 in. (182.8 x 153.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1901
Servants Lunching
signed 'Bail Joseph' (lower right)
oil on canvas
72¾ x 60 3/8 in. (182.8 x 153.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1901
Provenance
Edward Drummond Libbey, Toledo, Ohio.
By whom gifted to The Toledo Museum of Art, 1926.
By whom gifted to The Toledo Museum of Art, 1926.
Literature
Figaro, 'Salon', Paris, 1901, p. 7.
Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of Charles T. Yerkes, Esq., New York, 1904, vol. 2, no. 2, illustrated.
B.-M. Godwin, European Paintings in the Toledo Museum of Art, 1939, p. 246, illustrated p. 247.
Toledo Museum of Art, The Toledo Museum of Art, European Paintings, Toledo, 1976, p. 387, illustrated.
Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of Charles T. Yerkes, Esq., New York, 1904, vol. 2, no. 2, illustrated.
B.-M. Godwin, European Paintings in the Toledo Museum of Art, 1939, p. 246, illustrated p. 247.
Toledo Museum of Art, The Toledo Museum of Art, European Paintings, Toledo, 1976, p. 387, illustrated.
Exhibited
Paris, Salon, 1901, no. 83, p. 9 in cat.
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