JEAN PESKE (POLISH-FRENCH 1870-1949)

L'll de Saint Brice Cagner
oil on canvas
73 x 53.5 cm (28 3/4 x 21 in.)
signed lower left; titled on verso, possibly in another hand

PROVENANCE
Sotheby's, New York, 7 October 2010, lot 77
Acquired at the above by the current owner

LOT NOTES
Jean Peske was born in Kherson, Russian Empire, to parents of Polish origin. He studied art at the Academies in Kiev, Odessa, and Warsaw before emigrating to France at 21, where he studied at the Academie Julian. There he developed friendships with numerous other Polish emigres, including Marie Curie, with whom he was closely associated throughout his life, as well as Guillaume Apollinaire. Peske was also close to other notable artists of the day, including Signac, Pissarro, Bonnard, and Vuillard, and under the influence of Signac experimented with pointillism. Peske also exhibited with the Nabis, including at Le Barc de Boutteville along with Serusier, Bonnard, and Vuillard.

CONDITION
Observed out of the frame, the work appears in very good original condition. Minor surface dirt; would benefit from a light cleaning. Small chip, 1 cm (3/8 in.) long, at the upper left, as apparent in photographs. Miniscule loss to an impasto stroke at an a purple reflect in the water lower right. Inspection under UV light reveals no apparent signs of restoration.
framed dimensions: 87 x 68 cm (34 1/4 x 26 3/4 in.)

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