MAUFRA Maxime, 1861-1918 Beach in the sun, Beg-Meil, 1904 oil on canvas (minor restorations), signed and dated lower right, titled on a label on the back of the stretcher with n°7812 and n°5155 in blue chalk on the stretcher. 60 x 81 cm. PROVENANCE: Galerie Durand-Ruel - Private collection. EXHIBITION: Galerie Durand-Ruel, Maxime Maufra, à l'occasion de son centenaire, March 10-25, 1961, n°27. A notice of inclusion in the Durand-Ruel Archives for Maxime Maufra will be given to the buyer.

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