Antique French Modernist Still Life with Fruit, 1948, Superb Provenance

1920 - 1940

Sold by Skippings Fine Arts

Description

Superb modernist still life with fruit by Jean Chauffrey (1911-) dating

from 1948. The artwork has illustrious provenance: it came from the estate

of the mythical Paris art dealers Bernheim-Jeune, who promoted and

exhibited the artist in the 1940s.

Bernheim-Jeune started presenting works by Pierre Bonnard, Édouard Vuillard, Paul Cézanne, Henri-Edmond Cross, Kees van Dongen, Henri Matisse, Le Douanier Rousseau, Raoul Dufy, Maurice de Vlaminck, Amedeo Modigliani and Maurice Utrillo.

From 1906 to 1925, art critic Félix Fénéon was the director of the gallery and was instrumental in bringing in the art of Georges Seurat. The gallery became one of the centers of the artistic avant-garde.

Our oil on canvas bears the Bernheim-Jeune inventory number 026996 on the

stretcher bars, where there is also a label with its original price tag of

45.000 francs - which was a lot of money in 1948!

Measuring 54 x 65 cm, the overall framed size is 72 x 83cm. The painting is in

perfect condition, with some minor wear to the frame.

Jean Chauffrey had studied in the studio of Lucien Simon, along with other

artists that are favourites of mine: Boris Taslitzky, Amrita Sher-Gil and

Andre Hambourg. Chauffrey exhibition widely, at the Salon des Tuileries,

thé Salon de Mai and the Salon d'Automne.

Physical Dimensions

Height

54cm (21.26")

Width

65cm (25.59")

Depth

1cm (0.39")

Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1940s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA590877

Dealers Notes

Nous parlons français, und wir sprechen auch Deutsch! Paintings may be viewed in Norwich and in Paris, as well as in London and Cambridge by appointment. Please contact us if you would like further details and images of an artwork.

Description

Superb modernist still life with fruit by Jean Chauffrey (1911-) dating

from 1948. The artwork has illustrious provenance: it came from the estate

of the mythical Paris art dealers Bernheim-Jeune, who promoted and

fig 1. Antique French Modernist Still Life with Fruit, 1948, superb provenance — fig 1. Antique French Modernist Still Life with Fruit, 1948, Superb Provenance

exhibited the artist in the 1940s.

Bernheim-Jeune started presenting works by Pierre Bonnard, Édouard Vuillard, Paul Cézanne, Henri-Edmond Cross, Kees van Dongen, Henri Matisse, Le Douanier Rousseau, Raoul Dufy, Maurice de Vlaminck, Amedeo Modigliani and Maurice Utrillo.