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Georges Antoine Rochegrosse, Oil on Canvas, Almond Trees, Sotheby's Provenance

Offered by: GREENWICH LIVING DESIGN

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Oil on Canvas, Georges Antoine Rochegrosse, Almond Trees, Sotheby's NYC Provenance
This poignant large and impressive oil on canvas is an important work as it most likely depicts the gardens of Villa El Biar, Algiers, where Rochegrosse and his wife Marie spent their winters from 1900 until the artist's death in 1937.
A fine Oil on Canvas in a spectacular carved wood frame. This finely detailed painting sold in a private sale in Sotheby's NYC in 2001 and then resold in Sotheby's NYC to a Greenwich Connecticut Gentleman. The hammer price of $40,625 against a presale estimate of $40 to $60,000. The whole is in very good condition. One of the larger works by this fine French arti

Unframed 29.5 by 41 inches Framed 39.5 by 50.5

Provenance:
A Greenwich CT Gentleman
Sotheby's NYC Lot 103 24 April 2009 $40,625
Sotheby's NY 2001
* Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse
* Almond Trees, Algiers
* signed G. Rochegrosse (lower left)
* oil on canvas
* 29 1/2 by 41 in.
* 74.9 by 104.1 cm

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GREENWICH LIVING DESIGN (est. 1975) is an Antique and 20th Century Art & Design Gallery located in Stamford, CT for over 30 years. Our gallery carries rare and important design objects by both iconic and lesser-known designers from the 18th to the 20th Century – with a focus on 20th Century French design. Recent installations feature Pierre Jeanneret, Maison Jansen, Gio Ponti, Phillip & Kelvin LaVerne, Warren Platner, Ueli Berger, Massimo Vignelli, and many more.