Alphonse Osbert, L'Énigme, 1898

Oil on panel

h. 15 in. (38 cm) - w. 22 in. (56 cm)

Signed A. OSBERT and dated 1898
Unique piece

COLLECTION OF THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

Provenance

Collection of Mr. Flamand-Charbonnier, Paris, until 1975 - French art market, 1975 - Barry Friedman, New York - American private collection.

Exhibitions

Les Indépendants à la Belle Epoque, 1895-1901, Grand Palais, Paris, 1966 - The Pre-Raphaelite Era 1848-1914, The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington Delaware, 1976 - Dreamers and Dreams, Gallery 609, Denver, Colorado, May-June 1982.

Literature

Philippe Julian, Esthètes et magiciens, Paris, 1969, page 96, figure 25 - The Pre-Raphaelite Era 1848-1914, exhibition catalogue, 1976, illustrated page 192, figure 8-28.