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Lot 918: Abraham and the three angels.

Est: €0 EUR - €14,000 EURSold:
Van Ham KunstauktionenKöln (Cologne), GermanyNovember 16, 2007

Item Overview

Description

Signed and dated bottom right: F. Fossey 1854. Oil on canvas. 114 x 147cm. Framed.

Abraham recognises angels in three men whom he invites into his home. He washes their feet, offers them a meal and recieves the prophecy that his wife will bear him a son.

Artist or Maker

Notes

Fossey was a student of Blondel and Cogniet in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. During the period of 1846-69 his works were presented in the Salon. 1852 he recieved the second Rome-prize.

Auction Details

Sculptures/Bronzes Old Masters 19th Century Paintings

by
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
November 16, 2007, 10:00 AM CET

Hitzelerstr. 2, Köln (Cologne), NRW, 50968, DE