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Henri Jean Guillaume Martin
(French, 1860-1943)
La Fenaison (Étude pour \'Les Faucheurs\')
Estimate: $10,000-$15,000
Sold
$5,500
Live Auction
Impressionist and Modern Art
Location
Chicago
Size
9 1/4 x 13 in. (23.5 x 33cm)
Description
Henri Jean Guillaume Martin
(French, 1860-1943)
La Fenaison (Étude pour 'Les Faucheurs')
oil on panel
bears spurious signature Henri Martin (lower right)
9 1/4 x 13 in. (23.5 x 33cm)
This lot is located in Chicago.
Condition
Framed: 14 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches.Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; one horizontal hairline crack to the panel extending from the center right edge, no greater in length than 3 1/2 inches; one hairline craquelure in the center, through the white shirt of the central figure; one very small chip to the lower right board edge; slight wear to the upper left board edge. Under UV light, no apparent inpainting is visible. Additional images available upon request.
Signature
bears spurious signature Henri Martin (lower right)
Provenance
We wish to thank Mrs. Marie-Anne Destrebecq for confirming the authenticity of the present lot, which will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the artist's work.Provenance:Hôtel Drouot, Paris (Étude Boscher), sale of June 4, 1971, lot 124.Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois.Lot Note:The present work is a study for Les Faucheurs, a monumental triptych Martin was commissioned to paint in 1903 for the Capitole de Toulouse. Specifically, it centers on a detail of the center right background where, in between two cypresses, peasants are seen loading hay onto a cart.