THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLEMAN
Maurice Lobre (1862-1951)

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Maurice Lobre (1862-1951)
Cabinet de Toilette de Jacques Emile Blanche
signed and dated 'M. Lobre 1889.' and inscribed on the reverse 'Le Cabinet de Toilette de Jacques Blanche/la petite fille est la nièce du peintre Suzanne Lobre'; oil on canvas 30 1/8 x 32 1/8in. (766 x 816mm)
Provenance
Gabriel Hanotaux and by descent to the present owner

Lot Essay

This is probably the Blanche house on the outskirts of Dieppe in Normandy. Blanche had extensive contacts in England where he spent months each year. On one trip he must have acquired the Morris and Company chair which stands by the washstand

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