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92 - BESNARD Albert, 1849–1934 A Cup of Tea, 1889 oil on canvas (…
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Estimate €6,000 - €9,000
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BESNARD Albert, 1849–1934 A Cup of Tea, 1889 oil on canvas (restored), signed, titled and dated top right: a cup of tea/London/Besnard 1889, bottom left: traces of an inscription that has been scraped off and covered, labels on the back of the frame: "Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, inventory no. 2837", "Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Inventario 1937 no. 6830", a label with a photograph of the work located in Buenos Aires and dated 29/12/1999, a stamp "Donacion A. Uriarte y Pineiro on the back of the frame and the canvas, a red stamp with the number 2837, the mark of a paint merchant: From Wood and Co 190 Brompton Road London S.W. 81x61 cm PROVENANCE: Arturo Uriarte Pineiro Collection – National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires (donated in 1941) – Returned to the descendants of the Uriarte y Pineiro family in 1991 – Chiswick Auctions sale 29 October 2019, lot 205. HISTORY: Comparable to an etching on a similar subject dated 1883, a proof of which is held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Auction time 07/01/2026 at 2:00 PM
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