Lot 81
Lot 81
Attributed to François Boucher (Paris 1703-1770)

The Fountain

Price Realised USD 6,875
Estimate
USD 6,000 - USD 8,000
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Attributed to François Boucher (Paris 1703-1770)

The Fountain

Price Realised USD 6,875
Price Realised USD 6,875
Details
Attributed to François Boucher (Paris 1703-1770)
The Fountain
oil on canvas
1612 x 33 in. (41.9 x 83.8 cm.)
Provenance
(Possibly) Anonymous sale; Chapelle, Versailles, 24 May 1972, lot 89.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
John Hawley
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Lot Essay

We are grateful to Alastair Laing for endorsing the attribution to Boucher on the basis of photographs and for suggesting that this painting is the artist's first idea, with differences, for his painting of circa 1730 in the Speed Art Museum, Louisville.
Post Lot Text
This lot is offered without reserve which will be sold to the highest bidder regardless of the pre-sale estimate.
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