ANTOINE VOLLON (FRENCH, 1833-1900)
ANTOINE VOLLON (FRENCH, 1833-1900)

LE PLAT D'OR

Details
ANTOINE VOLLON (FRENCH, 1833-1900)
LE PLAT D'OR
OIL ON CANVAS
33½ X 41.3/8 IN. (85 X 105 CM.)
PAINTED CIRCA 1870-72
Provenance
ERNEST HOSCHéDé; HIS SALE, HôTEL DROUOT PARIS, 20 APRIL 1875, LOT 68 (SOLD FOR 5500FF, ILLUSTRATED WITH AN ENGRAVING BY VICTOR LECLAIRE (B.1830)).

Lot Essay

THE COMPOSITION OF THE TIPPED DISH, WHOSE CONTENTS SPILL OUT OVER THE RIM WAS REINTERPRETED BY VOLLON ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE EWER WAS ALSO FREQUENTLY INCLUDED IN HIS STILL LIFE ARRANGEMENTS AS WELL AS FEATURED ON ITS OWN IN A FEW WORKS.

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO CAROL FORMAN TABLER FOR HER HELP IN PREPARING THIS WORK.

More from IMPRESSIONIST & 19TH CENTURY ART

View All
View All