Three Paul Cézanne Paintings Pulled From Sotheby’s Schlumberger Evening Sale
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Three works by Paul Cézanne have been removed from the “Le Temps Retrouvé: The Schlumberger Collection” evening sale at Sotheby’s Paris on Thursday coinciding with Art Basel Paris.
The three works: La Ferme, Arbres au Bord de la Rivière and Ciel Entre les Arbres, carried a combined estimate of $1.57 million to $2.24 million (€1.4 million to €2 million) and were painted between 1862 and 1864. The paintings are being returned to the artist’s hometown in Aix-en-Provenance to be displayed at the Musée Granet along with the artist’s other work. Sotheby’s said it has been holding discussions with the Schlumberger family and the town of Aix-en-Provence which, with the support of the French Ministry of Culture, now intends to acquire the artworks for the museum.
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