Lot 24 | CHARLES-THÉODORE FRÈRE
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FRENCH, 1814-1888
CROSSING THE DESERT
CROSSING THE DESERT
measurements
32 1/2 by 32 1/2 in.
alternate measurements
82.5 by 82.5 cm
signd TH. FRÈRE BEY. (lower left)
oil on canvas
PROVENANCE
Samuel P. Avery, New York
Thence by descent to the present owner (his great-granddaughter)
NOTE
Samuel P. Avery was one of the most influential art dealers in New York at the end of the Nineteenth century. Avery travelled throughout Europe, purchasing contemporary Academic paintings for his clients, the most well-known being William T. Walters, founder of the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore.
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