Lot 94
Manner of Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli (1824–1886)
Lot 94 Details
Manner of Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli (1824–1886), French
MARDI GRAS
Oil on cradled panel; given to an "Unknown French" artist and titled "Mardi Gras" to the AGO gallery labels verso. Unsigned. Framed.
9.3 ins x 13.25 ins; 24.1 cms x 34.3 cms; Framed 15.75 ins x 19.6 ins; 40 cms x 49.8 cms
Estimate $800-$1,200
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Provenance:
Frederick William Gerald Fitzgerald Collection formed between 1885 and 1925 (as per the article in "The Globe & Mail", 'Fitzgerald Collection on Display as Unit');
Bequeathed by F.W.G. Fitzgerald to the Art Gallery of Ontario on October 19, 1949 as an "Unknown/ 19th Century French School" artist (it is not an "oil on canvas" as stated on the AGO label verso but an oil on cradled panel);
Collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON, Accession no. 49/19 to gallery labels verso;
Deaccessioned from the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario to benefit art purchases at the AGO