Achille Laugé
The Road

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Artist Achille Laugé(French, 1861–1944)French, 1861–1944

CultureFrench

Titles

The Road

Date1893

PlaceCailhau, France

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 15 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (40 × 50.2 cm)

Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, museum purchase funded by the Audrey Jones Beck Accessions Endowment

Object number2017.167

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

224 Beck Galleries

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European Art, Beck Collection

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Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceAlexandre Cuvelier (1867-1913) [1], a gift from the artist, and thence by descent; [sale, Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, “Tableaux Modernes,” March 31, 2000, lot 58 as “La route aux environs de Cailhau,” illus.] [2]; [possibly, Jean-Luc Baroni, London]; Private collection, 2003; [Jean-Luc Baroni, London, at least by 2005 until 2010 [3]; [sale, Christie's, London, "Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale," March 1, 2017, lot 523] [4] [5]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.

[1] Alexandre Cuvelier was a French painter (Saint-Omer, 1867-Paris, 1913).

[2] This title situates the painting in Cilhau, a small town, in southern France, near Carcassonne.

[3] In 2005, the work was loaned to the exhibition Le Néo-Impressionnisme: de Seurat à Paul Klee, [Paris: Musée d’Orsay (March 14-July 10, 2005)] by “Jean-Luc Baroni, Ltd, London.” Op. cit., see pp. 256-257 for text and illustration. The catalogue Achille Laugé, le point, la ligne, la lumière [Carcassonne: Musée des beaux arts (October 16, 2009-January 16, 2010; Limoux: Musée Petiet (October 17 October 2009-15 January 2010); Douai: Musée de la Charteuse (February 26-June 6, 2010)], an exhibition running from October 2009 until June 2010, lists the owner as Jean-Luc Baroni, London.

[4] The barcoded label for this sale (no. 13488) is one of five such labels on the verso of the work.

[5] The seller of the work is unknown.

Exhibition HistoryParis, Musée d’Orsay, Le Néo-Impressionnisme de Seurat à Paul Klee, March – July 2005, p. 256, ill. p. 257.

Carcassonne, Le musée des Beaux- Arts, Achille Laugé, le point, la ligne, la lumière, October 2009 – January 2010, no. 28, p. 58 (ill. p. 59).

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed at lower left canvas: A. Laugé.93

Inscribed on verso frame top stretcher: MOD

Signed and dated LL: A. Laugé. 93'

Printed labels on verso:

Lot 523 barcode 5408 7019 / Impressionisst/Modern Day Sale (13488) 1 Mar 2017 / (1) / Achille Laugé 93' (lower left) oil on canvas 15.3... // ß 300,000 - 500,000 // CHRISTIE'S

MARTINSPEED Ref:217563 / Albert Yard Glasshouse Walk London SE 115 ES / 1407250A / Achille Lauge (1861-1944) / La Route / BMW

Five barcoded labels on verso, one including: SALE No 13488

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