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Lot Description

Georges de Feure

(French, 1868 - 1943)

A Jeanne d'Arc

, 1896

lithograph

92 x 32 3/4 inches.

Property from Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California. Sold to Support the Care of Collections and the Mary Silver Fund for Acquisitions

Literature:
Roger-Marx 130

Provenance:

Mary and Louis Silver French Art Poster Collection

Bequest of Mary Silver, Palm Springs, California

Lot Notes:
De Feure (whose real name was Georges Joseph Van Sluyters) was a highly respected Art Nouveau designer. His zest for a variety of media - including Limoges porcelain, architectural interiors, stained glass, theater sets, furniture, clothing, and paint - comes through in nearly all of his poster designs. This poster was designed for a department store named for the legendary saint.

Condition Report

Framed: 96 1/2 x 38 1/2 inches.
Not examined out of frame, appears to be linen backed, waving to sheet, repaired tears to edges, instances of staining, repaired tear through figure’s right leg 19 inches in length, two areas of filled restoration on right side of body and right hand each in painted purple, repairs to left of knee.

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