Lot 9
Wilfrid Constant Beauquesne
(French, 1847-1914)
The Death of Sister Claire, c. 1889
Sale 747 - American and European Art
May 20, 2020 10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$800 - $1,200

Sold for $2,750

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Wilfrid Constant Beauquesne
(French, 1847-1914)
The Death of Sister Claire, c. 1889
oil on canvas
signed W. Beauquesne (lower left)
15 3/8 x 18 1/4 inches.
Property from The Art Institute of Chicago

Provenance: 
George F. Harding, Jr., Chicago, by 1939
Transferred to the George F. Harding Museum, Chicago, 1939
Bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1982

Condition Report
Surface dirt; yellowing to varnish; wear to edges from frame; stabilized craquelure throughout recto; spots of discoloration through right third of painting

Framed: 22 1/4 x 25 1/4 inches.

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