GEORGES DANIEL DE MONFREID
French, 1856-1929

"Symphonie en Rouge # Majeur"

Signed, dated Juin 1887 and dedicated A son voisin & ami A. Benoît/ l’auteur dédie cette modeste/ Symphonie en Rouge # Majeur
Oil on canvas
24 x 19¾ inches (61 x 50 cm)
Framed: 31½ x 27½ inches (80 x 70 cm)

This still life, dedicated to the artist's neighbor and friend A. Benoît, was painted in 1887, the pivotal year in which Émile Schuffenecker introduced him to Paul Gauguin, who would become a lifelong friend and confidante. The Chinese vase depicted in this work appears in several paintings dating from 1896 to 1915.

Provenance
Private Collection, Paris
Private Collection, Tennessee, 1994 to the present

$27,500

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