Lucien Adrion

(French, 1889–1953)

Le Louvre

oil on canvas

signed Adrion (lower left)

18 x 21 3/4 inches.

Provenance:

Sold: Sotheby’s Olympia, London, October 24, 2001, Lot 777

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Framed: 27 x 30 inches.

Canvas not lined. In overall good condition. Under UV light: inpainting through the sky along upper edge.

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