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Antoine MORLON
1834-1913, French
Christ the Savior
Painting, oil on canvas
Signed lower right
Painting: 81 x 60 cm
Fine 19th-century frame: 99 x 81 cm (note large format)
Very good condition, one small, discreet restoration (see reverse)
Circa 1887
A press article published in 1902 presents Morlon and evokes the painting "Christ the Savior", which was exhibited, awarded a medal and purchased by the State for the Musée du Havre at the 1887 Salon. This article is available via Wikipedia or Gallica. Here's the direct link: Le Journal | 1902-02-17 | Gallica (bnf.fr)
Our painting is a sketch of this painting, but we have found no trace of it either in the Salon booklet or at the Musée du Havre.
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