1863-1932 | French
Lady and the Lion
Signed and dated "E. Friant / 1919" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 46" high x 35 1/4" wide
Frame: 53 1/2" high x 43 1/4" wide x 2 3/4" deep
Provenance:
Sale, Sotheby's London: A Private European Residence: French & Neoclassical Furniture, Paintings & Works on Paper, Friday, March 3, 2006, Lot 00414
Private Collection, Sunny Isles, Florida
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Lady and the Lion by Émile Friant. Painted 1919. Private collection.