Fernand Toussaint (Belgian, 1873-1955)
Circé: Beauty in an interior
signed 'FToussaint' (lower left)
oil on canvas
60¼ x 44¾ in. (153 x 113.6 cm.)
Fernand Toussaint (Belgian, 1873-1955)
Circé: Beauty in an interior
signed 'FToussaint' (lower left)
oil on canvas
60¼ x 44¾ in. (153 x 113.6 cm.)
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner at the Salon, Paris, 1927. And thence by descent.
Paris, Salon, 1927, no. 113.
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