Lot 153

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse Combat de Cailles Oil

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

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Rochegrosse, Georges Antoine (French, 1859-1938), Combat de Cailles [Quail Fight], c.1890, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 25.25 x 36 inches, in a period Egyptian inspired neoclassical gilded frame 39.25 x 49.25 inches. Provenance: purchased in Paris in the 1950s, then by descent to current consignor. Illegible gallery stamps on the stretcher bar (Pierre...). A typical Rochegrosse scene showing a Roman family from antiquity watching two quails fight, accompanied by bewildered children, allegorical figures and a third quail that was recently killed in another fight.

Condition

In good condition, with some hairline cracking to the pain; original varnish removed at some point. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .

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