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66 - MUENIER, Jules Alexis. (1863–1942). “The Child with the Fly.” Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Stamp on the reverse: Blanchet, 38 rue Bonaparte, Paris; H. 65, L. 54. Provenance: Dollfus Collection, Mulhouse; the work is mentioned in the documentation on the artist as having entered this collection. Château de Vieux Maison, Ligny-le-Ribault (Loiret). Private French collection. History of the work: Painted in the early 20th century, *The Child with the Fly* belongs to the period of Jules Alexis Muenier’s full artistic maturity, when the artist was establishing himself as one of the leading figures of French naturalism. The composition is documented as early as 1909. It was notably reproduced that same year in *L’Illustration*, under the title *L’enfant à la mouche*, attesting to the work’s contemporary circulation. An old postcard titled “The Child with the Fly Salon 1909.” The title also appears in the art and literary press of 1909: *Les Annales Politiques et Littéraires* mentions *The Child with the Fly*, by J-A-Muenier. This contemporary documentation is particularly important, as it allows us to situate the composition within the very context of its creation and public presentation, rather than identifying it retrospectively based on a mere attribution. A work identified in the Dollfus Collection. The work’s early provenance is one of its most remarkable features. Biographical documentation on Muenier explicitly states that *The Child with the Fly* was sold to the Dollfus Collection in Mulhouse (an important Alsatian collector). This reference is repeated in several sources devoted to the artist. The Dollfus Collection thus constitutes a particularly interesting early provenance for this painting and complements the contemporary documentation from 1909. Blanchet, 38 rue Bonaparte, Paris. The preservation of this mark constitutes an interesting material element for the history of the work. After its time in the Dollfus collection, the work appears in a traceable provenance at the Château de Vieux Maison, in the Loiret department. The work then entered a private French collection, where it has remained ever since.
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MUENIER, Jules Alexis. (1863–1942). “The Child with the Fly.” Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Stamp on the reverse: Blanchet, 38 rue Bonaparte, Paris; H. 65, L. 54. Provenance: Dollfus Collection, Mulhouse; the work is mentioned in the documentation on the artist as having entered this collection. Château de Vieux Maison, Ligny-le-Ribault (Loiret). Private French collection. History of the work: Painted in the early 20th century, *The Child with the Fly* belongs to the period of Jules Alexis Muenier’s full artistic maturity, when the artist was establishing himself as one of the leading figures of French naturalism. The composition is documented as early as 1909. It was notably reproduced that same year in *L’Illustration*, under the title *L’enfant à la mouche*, attesting to the work’s contemporary circulation. An old postcard titled “The Child with the Fly Salon 1909.” The title also appears in the art and literary press of 1909: *Les Annales Politiques et Littéraires* mentions *The Child with the Fly*, by J-A-Muenier. This contemporary documentation is particularly important, as it allows us to situate the composition within the very context of its creation and public presentation, rather than identifying it retrospectively based on a mere attribution. A work identified in the Dollfus Collection. The work’s early provenance is one of its most remarkable features. Biographical documentation on Muenier explicitly states that *The Child with the Fly* was sold to the Dollfus Collection in Mulhouse (an important Alsatian collector). This reference is repeated in several sources devoted to the artist. The Dollfus Collection thus constitutes a particularly interesting early provenance for this painting and complements the contemporary documentation from 1909. Blanchet, 38 rue Bonaparte, Paris. The preservation of this mark constitutes an interesting material element for the history of the work. After its time in the Dollfus collection, the work appears in a traceable provenance at the Château de Vieux Maison, in the Loiret department. The work then entered a private French collection, where it has remained ever since.
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