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oil painting of Paris in 1870 to 1880 by Paul Lecomte

Paul Lecomte (1842-1920)

Quai des Celestins, Paris

Size: 10 x 13 inches (26 x 34cm)

Oil on panel, signed and titled on rear

Provenance - Christie's, London - lot 10 (8th September 2016)
Price - £2,500 or near offer

Paul Lecomte studied under Emile Lambinet and exhibited in the Paris Salon from 1868 onwards. He painted mainly in Ile-de-France, Btittany and Normandy. His painting, "Le Pont Neuf" exhibited in Paris Salon, 1877 is now in the Mulhouse museum.