Cesare Auguste Detti (Italian, 1847-1914)
Detti, C. A.
Varnishing day
signed 'C.Detti' (lower left); signed again, inscribed and dated 'The undersigned declares that this picture has been painted by himself to the order of A Huyvetter Jr of Antwerp Paris 1885 C. Detti' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
14.3/8 x 21 in. (36.5 x 55.2 cm.)
Painted in 1885
Provenance
Acquired by the family of the present owner, in Paris circa 1880.
Sale room notice
Please note this painting will be sold unframed.
Period Regency frame in gilt finish on loan from Diego Salazar Master Framing and available for purchase. Please inquire with the department.
Lot Essay
Varnishing Day at the Palais des Champs-Elyses, Photograph from Armand Dayot, The Salon of 1890 (Paris, Goupil & Cie., 1890).