Description Besnard, Paul Albert (French, 1849-1934). "Sous Les Saules (Under the Willows)." Depiction of two women under a willow tree. 1909. Oil on canvas. Gallery label on verso. Signed and dated l.r. 47" x 36". Frame: 54 1/2" x 43 1/2". Shipping: This lot does not qualify for in house shipping. Please contact us for a list of our preferred shippers. Condition: Few areas of craquelure. small tear along upper right corner where painting is pulled over stretcher. Small holes in canvas along right side. Provenance: Exhibited in the Museum of Art at the Carnegie Institute in the Twenty-first Annual International Exhibition of paintings in 1922 (No 182). Purchased May 15, 1980, from Christie's in New York, New York.
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