Live Auction 259219th Century European Art
Léon-Augustin Lhermitte (French, 1844-1925)
Lot 2 Property from the Estate of Benjamin F. Edwards

Léon-Augustin Lhermitte (French, 1844-1925)

La confirmation

Closed1 November 2012

Price Realised

USD 96,100

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

Léon-Augustin Lhermitte (French, 1844-1925)
La confirmation
signed and dated 'L. Lhermitte - 1890' (lower right)
oil on canvas
35½ x 26½ in. (90.1 x 67.3 cm.)

with Boussod, Valadon & Cie, Paris.
with Henry Graves, & Co., London.
The Jesuit Community, Detroit.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 27 May 1982, lot 37.
Frederick C. Ross, New Jersey.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 31 October 1985, lot 113.
with MacConnal Mason & Son, Ltd., London.

Specialist note

This painting represents the interior of the church of Chartèves where the Bishop of Soissons gives confirmation.