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Henri-Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819-1916)
Paysage boisé
Oil on canvas
6-3/8 x 9-1/2 inches (16.2 x 24.1 cm)
Signed lower left: h. harpignies
Inscribed on the stretcher: à Monsieur Furé le 1er janvier 1911 / h. harpignies

PROVENANCE:
Anna de Noailles (1876-1933), Paris;
Her sale: Binoche, Renaud-Giquello et Associés, Paris, May 4, 2011, lot 49 (as Arbres);
Callan Fine Art, New Orleans, Louisiana;
Private collection, Bethesda, Maryland.

We are grateful to Dr. Jean-Pierre Cappoen for his invaluable cataloguing assistance.


Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.

Condition Report*: Unlined canvas with Hardy-Alan supplier's mark on the reverse dated to 1908-1911. A very few scattered inclusions in the paint layer, likely original to production. Two small dots of discolored accretion at center of lower edge. Otherwise, there appear to be no major condition issues affecting the work.
Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. A few small dots of retouching in the sky in upper right corner. A cluster of small dots of retouching at left edge in lower left corner. Some finely applied strengthening to edges of branches and leaves in upper half of work. Aforementioned dots of accretion fluoresce.
Framed Dimensions 12.25 X 15.375 X 3.25 Inches
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