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EUGENE ANTOINE SAMUEL LAVIEILLE (FRENCH 1820-1889)
Biche au Rocher Besnard, Fontainebleau
1887
oil on canvas
46.5 x 34.3 cm (18 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.)
signed lower right
LOT NOTES
Inscribed on verso Le Rocher Besnard. Bouleaux [beech trees] Eugene Besnard 1887
Paris vendor stamp on verso
Eugene Antoine Samuel Lavieille was the younger brother of famous wood engraver, Jacques Adrien Lavieille. He studied under Camille Corot and was one of his best students in landscape painting. Lavieille made his Salon debut in 1844 and received multiple medals in the period from 1849 until 1870. He participated in four world exhibitions in 1855, 1862, 1867, and 1878; and his works are in the collections of many Museums, including New York’s MoMA and Musee du Louvre in Paris.
oil on canvas
46.5 x 34.3 cm (18 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.)
signed lower right
LOT NOTES
Inscribed on verso Le Rocher Besnard. Bouleaux [beech trees] Eugene Besnard 1887
Paris vendor stamp on verso
Eugene Antoine Samuel Lavieille was the younger brother of famous wood engraver, Jacques Adrien Lavieille. He studied under Camille Corot and was one of his best students in landscape painting. Lavieille made his Salon debut in 1844 and received multiple medals in the period from 1849 until 1870. He participated in four world exhibitions in 1855, 1862, 1867, and 1878; and his works are in the collections of many Museums, including New York’s MoMA and Musee du Louvre in Paris.
Estimate: $800 – $1,200
Result: $3,125 (including premium)
