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Adolphe Félix Cals

The artist in his studio, seated smoking a pipe

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Adolphe Félix Cals

(Paris 1810 - 1880 Honfleur)

The artist in his studio, seated smoking a pipe


Oil on paper, laid down on canvas;

signed and dated, upper right: Cals 1847

109 by 170 mm

Paul Ratouis de Limay, Paris;

Sale, Paris, Piasa, 22 March 2002, lot 126 (€22,000)

This delightful image of the artist relaxing in his studio was painted the year after he first received critical acclaim, after exhibiting at the Salon of 1846.