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  • Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Paul Grandhomme et Gustave Moreau, 'Poète mort porté par un centaure', ca. 1895

    Paul Grandhomme et Gustave Moreau

    'Poète mort porté par un centaure', ca. 1895
    Enamel with gold flakes on copper
    h. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm) - w. 5 3/4 in. (14,5 cm)
    Signed Gustave Moreau Pinx. & P. Grandhomme Emailleur
    Unique piece
    COLLECTION OF THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
    COLLECTION OF THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

    Provenance

    Me Prunier, Louviers, 11th October 1998, mislabelled as ‘The Abduction of Orpheus’ - Collection of Roberto Polo, acquired at the above sale - French Private Collection, ca. 2000 - European private collection, acquired directly from the previous owner, until 2022.

    Literature

    Pierre-Louis Mathieu, Françoise Siess, Gustave Moreau, Supplément au Nouveau Catalogue de l’œuvre achevé, Paris, 2005, page 23, catalogue n° 526 - Catherine Carinal, ‘Le goût de l'émail des peintres dans la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle’ in Rossella Froissart, Laurent Houssais, Jean-Fran- çois Luneau, Du Romantisme à l'Art Déco, Mélanges offerts à Jean-Luc Bouillon, 2011, illustrated page 163, figure 11.

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