LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

31.89 in. (81.00 cm.) (height) by 39.76 in. (101.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

on the reverse the exhibition label of the Salon de Paris 1901 no. 789 as well as Reims no. 266, signed, dated Claude Firmin 1901

Condition:

framed

Exhibited:

Salon de peinture et de sculpture, Paris 1901, no. 789., The painting depicts the caster Sadaune working in his studio at the turn of the century., The studio was located at the end of the courtyard at 21 Rue Visconti in Paris. The painting was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1901 as no. 789

Provenance:

Thierry and Christine de Chirée Collection, Avignon ;, by whom sold, Claude Aguttes, Paris, 30 March 2011, lot 429;, Private Collection, Italy., Listed and reproduced in:, Catalogue illustré du Salon, Edition Société des artistes français, p. 127, no. 789