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Colour in the Crosshairs

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 07 December 2019 - 14:30 (CET) - 26, rue du Château - 29200 Brest

While the Pont-Aven school will once again top the bill in Brest, the sale will also have variety, with modern works by Chu Teh-Chun and André Marfaing.

Henry Moret (1856-1913), Groix 1891, oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm.Estimate: €220,000/280... Colour in the Crosshairs

Henry Moret (1856-1913), Groix 1891, oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm.
Estimate: €220,000/280,000

This view of Groix illustrates both a whole chapter in the history of painting and a friendship. The year it was produced, 1891, marked the end of one period and the beginning of another. "At a time when all the Pont-Aven school artists were going their…
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Saturday 07 December 2019 - 14:30 (CET) - Live
26, rue du Château - 29200 Brest
Thierry - Lannon & Associés