Jean Béraud (French, 1849-1935)Marguerite Fernand Bourdet chez elle à Paris, entourée de ses trois filsSigned "Jean Béraud" l.c., sitters identified in a typed label affixed to the reverse.
Oil on panel, 12 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (32.0 x 40.0 cm), framed.
Condition: Fine craquelure, varnish inconsistencies and minor discoloration.
Provenance: Christie's London, King Street, Impressionist & 19th Century Art (Part II), June 25, 1998, Lot 299; through to Dallas Auction Gallery, American and European Art, October 2, 2013, Lot 33; to the current private Maine collection.
Literature: Patrick Offenstadt,
Jean Béraud, 1849-1935, The Belle Époque: A Dream of Times Gone By (Catalogue Raisonné) (Köln: Taschen, 1999), No. 448, pp. 310-11, illustrated.
Condition
Condition: Framed dimensions are 20 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches. Frame split at corners.
The label on the back provides the names of the three sons: André (standing), Edouard (leaning against her), and Michel (lying down).
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