Lot 6: u - JEAN-CHARLES MEISSONIER 1848-1917

signed Charles Meissonier lower left

watercolor and gouache on paper

Condition Note: Colors are bright and fresh; in good condition. Minor surface dirt and handling creases. A few visible ripples in the paper. Not examined out of frame.

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16 by 13 in.<br><br>40.6 by 33 cm.

PROPERTY OF THE GREENTREE FOUNDATION FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. JOHN HAY WHITNEY