Sale 1099
New York
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10 - 11 July 2002
Price realised
USD 1,434
Estimate
This Lot has no reserve
Louis-Gabriel-Eugène Isabey (French, 1803-1886) An Elegant Lady stamped with vente mark (lower right) oil on canvas laid down on panel 10½ x 8½ in. (26.7 x 21.6 cm.)
Provenance
The Artist's Studio sale; Galerie George Petit, Paris, 30-31 March 1887. Sumner Collection.
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Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY OF THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014