Maximilien LUCE (1858-1941) Around Moulineux,... Lot 57

Maximilien LUCE (1858-1941) Around Moulineux, resting under the trees, circa 1903 Oil on canvas. Signed lower left 85 cm x 83 cm Provenance: Frédéric Luce -Frédéric Luce -Given by the latter to Mme C., childhood friend of Frédéric Luce -In the family of Mme C. Bibliography : Jean Bouin-Luce and Denise Bazetoux, "Maximilien Luce, Catalogue de l'œuvre peint", Tome III, Editions JLB, Paris, 1986, reproduced as n°660 p.163. Our painting, dated 1903, bears witness to the painter's summer sojourns in the countryside in search of motifs. Between 1900 and 1905, he painted landscapes of Moulineux and Méréville on the banks of the Juine, south of Etampes.