Sale 9529
London, South Kensington
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5 December 2002
Price realised
GBP 6,462
Estimate
Henri Edmond Cross (1856-1910) Paysage oil on canvas laid down on panel 8 3/8 x 5 1/8 in. (21.2 x 13 cm.)
Provenance
Galerie Charpentier, Paris
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Exhibited
Sucession Cross, Maître Rheims, Cailak, 1 July 1959 (illus in catalogue)
This painting will be included in the forthcoming Henri Edmond Cross catalogue raisonné being prepared by Daniel Wildenstein and Partick Offenstadt under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Institute.
Saleroom Notice
Please note the estimate for this lot should read 4,000 to 5,000 gbp and not as stated in the catalogue. The dimensions of the lot should read 7.7 x 12.2 cm and not as stated in the catalogue.
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