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Henry Moret (1856-1913)
Lot 280 THE PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Henry Moret (1856-1913)

L'Ile de Groix, Morbihan

Closed23 June 2016

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GBP 200,500

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Henry Moret (1856-1913)
L'Ile de Groix, Morbihan
signed and dated 'Henry Moret 1903-' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 7/8 x 32 1/4 in. (65.7 x 81.9 cm.)
Painted in 1903

Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris (no. 8696), by whom acquired from the artist on 12 June 1908.
Desmond Fitzgerald, Boston; his sale, American Art Association, New York, 21-22 April 1927, lot 180 (with incorrect dimensions, titled 'Groix, Bateau de Pêche' and dated '1902').
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 18 October 1985, lot 28.
Richard Green Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above in the late 1980s, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

Jean-Yves Rolland will include this work in his forthcoming Henry Moret catalogue raisonné.