ECOLE DE LYON SCHOOL (French, circa 1815-1825). STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS AND FRUIT, oil on copper with antique gilt First Empire French period antique frame - Framed, 12 1/2 in. x 10 1/2 in. Estimate $5,000-7,000
PAINTING: DeCourcy McIntosh, Knoedler History Project and J. Patrice Marandel, Curator of European Painting and Sculpture at the L.A. County Museum, have confirmed that this artwork originated in the Ecole De Lyon, dedicated to the decoration of silk fabrics produced there. This school, inspired by the Dutch Old Masters, flourished in Lyon between 1815 and 1825.
PROVENANCE: William Doyle Galleries, New York, auction February 11, 1998 Lot #21. Private collection of an art historian, Bethesda, MD
