Null Bourgeois Lady at Carnival, Francesc Masriera (Barcelona, 1842-1902)
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Bourgeois Lady at Carnival, Francesc Masriera (Barcelona, 1842-1902) Catalan school of the 19th century. Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1899. Canvas measurements only: 60 x 45 cm. Measurements with frame: 85 x 70 cm. Painter of Barcelona origin, and member of an important saga of goldsmiths and artists: brother of the painter José Masriera and uncle of the modernist painter, goldsmith and jewelry designer Lluís Masriera. His work is represented in the National Museum of Art of Catalonia (MNAC) in Barcelona and the Prado Museum in Madrid, among others, as well as in important international private collections. Reference bibliography: The Great Encyclopèdia in Català, Barcelona, Edicions 62. 2004. ISBN 84-297-5441-5. Provenance: important private collection from Barcelona (lots 450 to 462)

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Bourgeois Lady at Carnival, Francesc Masriera (Barcelona, 1842-1902) Catalan school of the 19th century. Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1899. Canvas measurements only: 60 x 45 cm. Measurements with frame: 85 x 70 cm. Painter of Barcelona origin, and member of an important saga of goldsmiths and artists: brother of the painter José Masriera and uncle of the modernist painter, goldsmith and jewelry designer Lluís Masriera. His work is represented in the National Museum of Art of Catalonia (MNAC) in Barcelona and the Prado Museum in Madrid, among others, as well as in important international private collections. Reference bibliography: The Great Encyclopèdia in Català, Barcelona, Edicions 62. 2004. ISBN 84-297-5441-5. Provenance: important private collection from Barcelona (lots 450 to 462)

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