Nov 20, 2025 11:00 EST
Important Fine Art including Paintings from The Collection of Lucille Coleman
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Alfred Smith
French, 1854-1932
Apres l'Averse (Le Boulevard du Palais)
Signed and dated Paris... Alf Smith 85 (lr)
Oil on canvas
59 7/8 x 72 1/4 inches (152.1 x 183.5 cm)
Provenance:
Gounouilhou Collection, Paris (by 1886)
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, Apr. 23, 2010, lot 84
Private collection, acquired at the above sale
Exhibited:
Paris, Salon, 1886, no. 2211
Literature:
Louis Ennault, Paris Salon 1886, Paris, 1886, p. 69-70, illus. p. 68
Judith Gautier, "Le Salon," Le Rappel, no. 5895, May 4, 1886
La Revue Normande et Parisienne, no. 5, May 1886, p. 138
René Tessier, "Le Salon," La Décade correspondance, ten day note and chronical, no. 16, June 1, 1886, p. 499
Gustave Geffroy, "Salon de 1886," La Justice, no. 2343, June 14, 1886, p. 2
Louis Ganderax, "Délégué au Salon," Les Lettres et les Arts: Revue Illustrée, vol. 1, no. 2, 1886, p. 350
A-J. Boyer D'Agen, "Le Salon et l'atelier en 1886," Revue Internationale, vol. XI, 1886, p. 229
Alfred Smith: Un regard sur la vie moderne, exh. cat., Muśee des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, 2007, pp. 60, 102, 156
Framed 73 1/2 x 85 1/2 inches
Sold for $14,080
Estimated at $15,000 - $25,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
French, 1854-1932
Apres l'Averse (Le Boulevard du Palais)
Signed and dated Paris... Alf Smith 85 (lr)
Oil on canvas
59 7/8 x 72 1/4 inches (152.1 x 183.5 cm)
Provenance:
Gounouilhou Collection, Paris (by 1886)
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, Apr. 23, 2010, lot 84
Private collection, acquired at the above sale
Exhibited:
Paris, Salon, 1886, no. 2211
Literature:
Louis Ennault, Paris Salon 1886, Paris, 1886, p. 69-70, illus. p. 68
Judith Gautier, "Le Salon," Le Rappel, no. 5895, May 4, 1886
La Revue Normande et Parisienne, no. 5, May 1886, p. 138
René Tessier, "Le Salon," La Décade correspondance, ten day note and chronical, no. 16, June 1, 1886, p. 499
Gustave Geffroy, "Salon de 1886," La Justice, no. 2343, June 14, 1886, p. 2
Louis Ganderax, "Délégué au Salon," Les Lettres et les Arts: Revue Illustrée, vol. 1, no. 2, 1886, p. 350
A-J. Boyer D'Agen, "Le Salon et l'atelier en 1886," Revue Internationale, vol. XI, 1886, p. 229
Alfred Smith: Un regard sur la vie moderne, exh. cat., Muśee des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, 2007, pp. 60, 102, 156
Framed 73 1/2 x 85 1/2 inches
Wax lined; scattered inpainting including: spots along the center and top stretcher bar marks; along the edges; there is a large area at the upper right corner; several inch areas at the upper left corner, far left center, bottom left corner and bottom right center; other scattered spots; not examined out of its frame.
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Auction: Important Fine Art including Paintings from The Collection of Lucille Coleman, Nov 20, 2025
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Auction of Important Fine Art on November 20, 2025 Delivered Outstanding Results
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Newly Rediscovered Work from 1925 by Salvador Dalí Achieved $191,00
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Including Important Paintings from the Collection of Lucille Coleman
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Consignments Art Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's November 20, 2025 auction of Important Fine Art saw bidders from around the globe drive outstanding results thoughout the sale. Showcased were exceptional paintings, drawings and sculpture by European, American, Latin American and Asian artists spanning the late 19th through the 20th century.
Highlighting the sale was a newly discovered, early work by Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) that achieved an impressive $191,000 amid international bidding. Painted in 1925 during his formative years at the San Fernando Academy, Jeune femme en robe verte à demi-allongée de dos, had long been held in the family of American composer Harold Arlen. Works from this brief pre-Surrealist period reveal a young painter deeply absorbed in the study of form, proportion, and light, refining his technique through close observation of the Old Masters. The serene composition reflects the artist’s classical precision and technical command—qualities that would soon give rise to his revolutionary surrealist style. Read an essay profiling this work, Click Here.
Important Paintings from The Collection of Lucille Coleman
A special section of the sale presented Important Paintings from The Collection of Lucille Coleman, featuring works by Bernard Buffet, Gustave Loiseau, Maurice Utrillo, Louis Valtat, Maurice de Vlaminck and others (lots 116–141). Read More
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