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painting of an old woman and a young girl sitting in a roompainting of a man and a woman sitting on a couchan old wooden frame with a picture of a man on it
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584 - Jules BERNARD (1849–1917)
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Estimate €1,000 - €2,000
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Description
Jules BERNARD (1849–1917) Resignation Oil on canvas, signed lower left. H. 62.5 cm W. 45 cm HVS Minor restoration work Exhibitions: Probably Paris, Salon of the Société des Artistes français, 1881, No. 145 (“Résignées!”) Probably Lyon, Salon of the Société des Amis des Arts, 1882, No. 49 (“Résignation”) Subject inspired by Lamennais’s text, Chapter XXIV of the work *Paroles d’un croyant* (1834). “It was a winter’s night. The wind was blowing outside, and snow was blanketing the rooftops. Beneath one of those roofs, in a cramped room, sat a white-haired woman and a young girl, working with their hands. And from time to time the old woman would warm her pale hands by a small brazier. [...].”
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN PAINTINGS
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Auction time 09/28/2026 at 2:00 PM
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