Lot 41: GERMAIN FABIUS BREST

GERMAIN FABIUS BREST FRENCH 1823 - 1900 VUE A TRAVERS LA CORNE D'OR, CONSTANTINOPLE signed Fabius Brest lower right oil on canvas 36 by 60cm., 14¼ by 23¾in.

Vincent van Gogh, Princenhage, near Breda (the uncle of the painter Vincent van Gogh. He was a partner at Goupil & Cie in The Hague and introduced his nephews Theo and Vincent to the art trade; his sale: Pulchri Studio, The Hague, 2 April 1889, lot 19)
Purchased at the above sale by the grandfather of the present owners

From a vantage point in Beyoglu, Fabius Brest's view is to the south-west towards the Topkapi Palace, with the Bosphorus beyond. To the right lie the minarets of the Haghia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, while boats ply the calm waters of the Golden Horn in the foreground.