3 - Jean-Charles Millet (1892-1944) | French

Jean-Charles Millet (1892-1944) | French The Bridge and the Porte de Bourgogne, Moret-sur-Loing, c. 1920's Oil on Canvas Signed: Signed ‘J. Ch. Millet’ (lower right). Dimensions: Framed: 43.5 × 53.5 cm | 17.1 × 21.1 in Artwork: 34 × 41.5 cm | 13.4 × 16.3 in Provenance: Acquired in France. Private Collection, Spain. Condition: Oil on canvas, unlined. A small area of abrasion and loss in the sky to the left of the gate-tower, about 1 cm, visible from the front; otherwise the paint layer is stable with light surface dirt. Presented in a black and gilt frame with wear. Please contact us to request a detailed Condition Report. Conditions of Sale: All lots are sold as is, in the condition described. The condition summary is given as a courtesy; a full condition report is available on request before the sale. Attributions are governed by our Terms and Conditions. All enquiries must be made before bidding; no further information can be provided after the sale. By placing a bid you confirm that you have read and accept our Terms and Conditions in full, as set out in the terms of this sale. Shipping: Aurora & Athena coordinates professional, insured shipping for every purchase through vetted logistics partners: packing, transport, insurance and the export paperwork are arranged on the buyer's behalf and charged at the provider's cost. Buyers are equally welcome to collect in Barcelona or to appoint a carrier of their own. Lots are released once the total purchase price has been received. For shipments outside the EU an export licence may be required and Spanish export duties may apply to certain higher-value works; these are the buyer's responsibility. No export tax applies within the EU. Full shipping and export information is available on request. -- The old stone bridge over the Loing with its mill-houses on the piers leads to the Porte de Bourgogne, the medieval gate-tower of Moret-sur-Loing, with the gabled houses of the town behind under a warm, hazy sky. It is the view Sisley painted again and again in the 1880s and 1890s, taken here from the river bank below the bridge, the water glinting under the arches. Jean-Charles Millet (1892–1944), grandson of Jean-François Millet, lived and painted in the Barbizon country at the edge of the forest of Fontainebleau, of which Moret is the southern gate. His landscapes keep the Barbizon palette of browns, greys and dull greens, laid on broadly, with the architecture drawn in with a few firm strokes. Signed with the abbreviated form ‘J. Ch. Millet’ he used on his paintings.