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Sat, Dec 31, 2022 11:00AM EST
Lot 81

Barbizon School Landscape Painting

Estimate: $500 - $1,500

Bid Increments

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$50 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$300,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
Signed oil on canvas painting of a Barbizon school landscape. French, late 19th century. Signed in lower right “C. Alex”. Reverse has a label reading “Bords du Furon / Roussillon”. Painting depicts a dark forest interior with light shining through the leaves in the evening. A well-executed piece. Good condition, some aging and craquelure. Measurements: about 21 ¾” by 15 1/4” tall (canvas), 30” wide by 23” tall (frame). Keywords: fancy, art, paintings, artist, art work, Europe, France, French, South, classical, classic, aesthetic, tonalist, tonalism, impressionism, impressionist, Barbizon, wall, decor, decoration, house, home, household, Alexandre, Charles, Alexander, Corot, Daubigny, Millet, Rousseau