$25,000
1908 oil on canvas 81. 5 x 100 cm (32 x 39 3/8 in.) signed and dated lower left PROVENANCE Sotheby`s New York, October 7, 2010, lot 76 EXHIBITED Paris, Bernheim-Jeune, Paysages de France March-May 1961, no. 56 LOT NOTES Jean Peske was born in Kherson, Russian Empire, to parents of Polish origin. He studied art at the Academies in Kiev, Odessa, and Warsaw before emigrating to France at 21, where he studied at the Academie Julian. There he developed friendships with numerous other Polish emigres, including Marie Curie, with whom he was closely associated throughout his life, as well as Guillaume Apollinaire. Peske was also close to other notable artists of the day, including Signac, Pissarro, Bonnard, and Vuillard, and under the influence of Signac experimented with pointillisme. Peske also exhibited with the Nabis, including at Le Barc de Boutteville along with Serusier, Bonnard, and Vuillard.
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2015-09-26