NY Elizabeth
NY Elizabeth
Live Auction

C2206 | Centuries Collection of Masters

Mon, Oct 4, 2021 02:00PM EDT
Lot 45

DAPHNE & APOLLO

Estimate: $63,000 - $78,750

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Year: 19th Century Size: 37 inch X 32 inch framed Medium: Oil on canvas Description: 19th century Classical Impressionist scene of Daphne & Apollo, oil on canvas by Henry-Theodore Fantin-Latour. Beautiful nocturnal woodland scene with the nude mythical figures bathed in moonlight. Major work in excellent condition by one of the periods greatest impressionist painters. This piece would have been painted between 1875-1880 when Latour's work was split between his still life studies and more classically themed works. Unsigned labelled verso.