Léon-Augustin Lhermitte Les pêcheurs de la Marne

Léon-Augustin L'Hermitte
French
1844 - 1925
Les pêcheurs de la Marne

signed L. L’Hermitte (lower right)
pastel on canvas
canvas: 36 1/2 by 28 1/2 in.; 92.3 by 72.5 cm
framed: 42 3/4 by 36 3/4 in.; 109 by 93 cm

Condition Report:
The canvas is lined. The applied media remains fresh. Several minor spots of dirt in upper right quadrant.
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Provenance:
Sale: Christie's, London, 24 June 1988, lot 126

with Richard Green, London