At the lotuspond

Details

Adrien-Jean le Mayeur de Merprès (BELGIAN, 1880-1958)
At the lotuspond
signed 'J. Le Mayeur' (lower left)
oil on canvas, in the original hand carved wooden frame
100 x 120 cm.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the family of the present owner circa 1954.

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Please note that the Provenance for this lot should read:

Acquired directly from the artist by the family of the present owner circa 1954.

Lot Essay

Five women around a pond and four in the background on the beach. This composition is almost classical for Le Mayeur. Early in this new style, the end of the fourties, he still paints the elongated arms, strange feet, and spots of light on backs, arms, water, and leaves by adding little dots of white paint.
The authenticity of this lot has kindly been confirmed by Drs Cathinka Huizing after first hand examination.

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