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FOLLOWER OF FRANÇOIS BOUCHER
Lot 68 The Estate of Carol Browning and Edmund Wattis Dumke

FOLLOWER OF FRANÇOIS BOUCHER

A set of three fantasy monochrome chinoiseries

Closed23 May 2024

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USD 20,000–30,000

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FOLLOWER OF FRANÇOIS BOUCHER
A set of three fantasy monochrome chinoiseries
oil on canvas, oval
48 ½ x 32 ¾ in. (123.2 x 83.2 cm.), each(3)
a set of three

with John J. Nelson Antiques, Los Angeles, where acquired by the present owner in 2000.

Specialist note

These paintings were inspired by François Boucher's famous blue chinoiseries. The composition of the lady at her birdcage is based on an engraving after Boucher by Pierre Alexandre Aveline (1679-1722) representing Air in a group of the four elements.