Sold for $10,080

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Jean-François Raffaëlli

(French, 1850-1924)

En Bretagne, l'église et le cimetière, 1877

oil on panel

signed J.F. Raffaelli and dated (lower left)

13 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches.

The Collection of Philip and Judith Sieg, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

We are grateful to Galerie Brame & Lorenceau for kindly confirming the authenticity of this lot, which will be included in their forthcoming Jean-François Raffaëlli digital catalogue critique currently in preparation.

Provenance:
Sold: Christie's, London, date unknown
Alexander Morten Esq., acquired at the above sale
Sold: American Art Association, New York, May 10, 1916, Lot 93
Charles Adams Platt, acquired from the above sale
Thence by descent to William and Geoffrey Platt, sons of the above
Jeffery R. Brown Fine Arts, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1979
Acquired from the above by the present owners, 1983

Condition Report

Framed: 23 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches.

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