July 31st, 2019 Estate Treasures

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(American, 1852-1924) signed l.l. In 1874 he went to France where he remained for eleven years. Here he studied at the Julian Academy and under Leon Bonnat.During his stay in France, Loomis exhibited at six Paris Salons. Several of his paintings were reproduced by the famous French firm of Goupil, including La Presentation du Pretendu (1879) and Christopher Sly Metamorphose en Grand Seigneur (1882). The latter is now in the collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. (A full-page illustration of this painting appears in The Gallery of Contemporary Art, Vol. II, p. 39, Gebbie & Co., 1884). While living in Paris, Loomis also exhibited (in 1879) at the Royal Academy a painting entitled Fourteenth Century Justice showing a poacher being man-handled before a child prince. During this period Loomis traveled and painted extensively in Italy, especially in Capri. This painting is believed to be the painting exhibited. Extensive damage, losses to paint, restorations, and relined. Sight size: 4'3"h x 38"w

Bidding Current Bidding Minimum Bid: $1,000.00 Final prices include buyers premium: $1,250.00 Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 Number Bids: 2	Auction closed on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.

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