Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2598BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 18, 2012 12:00PM
Description:
Jules Cheret (French, 1836-1932)
Portrait of a Couple
Signed "JCheret" l.r.
Pastel on canvas, 17 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (45.1 x 27.3 cm),framed (under glass).
Condition: Minor abrasions along edges.
Provenance: Purchased from Masters Gallery, Greenwood Village, Colorado, Spring 1999.
N.B. We wish to thank Maéva Sablé of Blanchet & Associes, Paris, for kindly confirming the authenticity of the lot.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Very minor canvas deformation to l.r. corner, suggesting the work would benefit from slight re-keying.