LEON FRANCOIS COMERRE (FRENCH 1850-1916)

LEON FRANCOIS COMERRE (FRENCH 1850-1916)
Odalisque au Narghile
oil on canvas
55 x 82 cm (21 5/8 x 32 1/4 in.)
framed dimensions: 82 x 108 cm (32 1/4 x 42 1/2 in.)
signed lower right

PROVENANCE
Christie's, New York, April 12, 2007, lot 69
Private Collection, New York (acquired at the above sale by the present owner)

We are grateful to Beatrice Durand for confirming the inclusion of this painting in her forthcoming catalogue raisonne of the works of Leon Comerre.

Keywords: Orientalist painting, orient art, nude

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