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ÉMILE BERNARD (1868–1941)

Breton maternity

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Breton maternity

Graphite and watercolour on notebook paper, with handwritten notes in pen on the reverse.
Signed and inscribed ‘to Mademoiselle Savigny’ in the lower left-hand corner
. Comes with an envelope addressed in 1940 to ‘Mademoiselle Berthe Savigny, Vieille route de Concarneau, Pont-Aven, Finistère’ 
(Yellowed, tears, creases and small perforations along the right-hand edge)
27 x 21 cm - 10 5/8 x 8 ¼ in.

Graphite and watercolour on notebook paper annotated in ink on the reverse, signed and dedicated ‘à Melle Savigny’ lower right

  • Berthe Savigny Collection (1882–1956), France (donated by the artist)
  • Private collection, France (inherited by the dedicatee’s descendants)