Pascal DAGNAN-BOUVERET (Paris 1852-1929 Quincey) The cat's nap at the threshold of the attic Oil on cardboard 13 x 20.5 cm Signed lower right, in blue oil Small one-centimeter lift to lower right margin Provenance: - According to family tradition, given by the artist to friends, Mr. and Mrs. Robert de Greff, in the early 20th century, - Then by descent and inheritance to the present day. Expert : Pierre-Antoine Martenet

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