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A Dandré-Bardon for Montpellier

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1. Michel-François Dandré-Bardon (1700-1783)
Painting Sketching the Picture of Tullie
Oil on canvas - 98 x 78.5 cm
Montpellier, Musée Fabre
Photo: Delon/Hoebanx & Associés
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21/10/23 - Acquisition - Montpellier, Musée Fabre - It was a highly attractive image that made a long-awaited reappearance at Delon/Hoebanx & Associés at Hôtel Drouot on Thursday 12 October: this painting by Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, honestly described with its "accidents and restorations" by expert René Millet, could not but cheerfully exceed its reasonable estimate (€20/30,000) and it was at €78,000 hammer price that the auction ended. It was of course immediately pre-empted in favour of the Musée Fabre in Montpellier, even though it would not have been…

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