Emile Munier (France, 1840 – 1895)
“L’Amour Desarme” (Love Disarms)
Monumental oil on canvas painting. Signed and dated 1886 lower right.
Provenance:
– M.S. Rau Gallery (New Orleans, Louisiana).
– Sotheby’s (New Delhi) October 8-9 1992, lot 85 illustrated.
Painted for and exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1886.
Literature: Thompson and Thomas. Famous Pictures by Renowned Artists, Chicago, 1902, Illustrated pg. 40. Listed in “Paintings, Drawings and Exhibitions of Emile Munier” Catalog Raisonne (Reference 1886.02).
Sight Size: 66.5 x 50 in.
Overall Framed Size: 71.5 x 55 in.