Live Auction 10235Topographical Pictures
Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
Lot 47

Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)

The Coast at Le Carbet, Martinique, with the Trou Caraïbe, looking towards St. Pierre

Closed30 October 2014

Price Realised

GBP 47,500

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
The Coast at Le Carbet, Martinique, with the Trou Caraïbe, looking towards St. Pierre
signed 'Cazabon' (lower left)
oil on canvas
17 ¾ x 22in. (45 x 56cm.)

Anon. sale, Christie's London, 26 Sept.1997, lot 10 (£67,500).

Specialist note

The present picture is a unique survival from Cazabon's stay in Martinique. Geoffrey MacLean included no oils of the island in his catalogue of known works by the artist in 1986 (G. MacLean, Cazabon, An Illustrated Biography etc., Port of Spain, 1986, pp.128-134).