Sale 1515
New York
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5 May 2005
Price realised
USD 84,000
Estimate
Henri Lebasque (1865-1937) Sainte-Maxime, Madame Lebasque et sa fille sur la terrasse signed and dedicated 'Avec mes hommages à Madame Manant H Lebasque' (lower left) oil on canvas 22 1/8 x 15¾ in. (56.2 x 40 cm.) Painted in 1924
Provenance
Mme Manant (acquired from the artist).
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Denise Bazetoux has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.
Both in Belle Epoque Paris and Berlin between the wars, Jeanne Mammen documented European café society from a woman’s perspective
Islamic Art specialist Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam on a magnificent garment that would have been worn by a member of the royal inner circle