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Maximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941). La buvette au bord de la Seine. Oil on canvas. 14-1/4 x 28-1/2 inches (36.2 x 72.4 ...
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Sold on Nov 18, 2025 for:
$22,500.00
Bid Source: Live: Phone bidder
Description
Maximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941)La buvette au bord de la Seine
Oil on canvas
14-1/4 x 28-1/2 inches (36.2 x 72.4 cm) (lunette)
Signed lower left: Luce
PROVENANCE:
The artist;
Private collection, France, acquired from the above;
Thence by descent;
Artcurial, Paris, March 20, 2019, lot 23 (as The bar by the Seine);
Private collection, Beverly Hills, California.
LITERATURE:
D. Bazetoux, Maximilien Luce: catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. 2, Paris, 1986, pp. 610-611, no. 2684, illustrated in black and white.
More information about Maximilien Luce. See also: Luce, Maximilien, Luce, Maximillian Artist.
Condition Report*:
Lined canvas. A few scattered instances of minor frame abrasion at edges, not visible when framed. A very few minor losses along lower edge, not visible when framed. Extremely slight yellowing to the varnish layer. Scattered instances of faint, finely patterned craquelure. A very few scattered pinpoint dots of slightly discolored accretion.
Under UV: varnish fluoresces green. Scattered brushy retouching at edges and in lower left corner. A sideways L-shaped area of retouching in right side of work near center. A few additional scattered small dots of retouching in the sky, and some dots of apparent strengthening to the chair of the rightmost figure and the seated dog's ears.
Framed Dimensions 22 X 36.25 X 3 Inches
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All lots are sold "AS IS" under the Terms & Conditions of Auction.Under UV: varnish fluoresces green. Scattered brushy retouching at edges and in lower left corner. A sideways L-shaped area of retouching in right side of work near center. A few additional scattered small dots of retouching in the sky, and some dots of apparent strengthening to the chair of the rightmost figure and the seated dog's ears.
Framed Dimensions 22 X 36.25 X 3 Inches
Auction Info
2025 November 18 Fine European Art Signature® Auction #8223 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2025
18th
Tuesday
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