Paul SignacNice, Le Cours Saleya

SOLD

PROVENANCE

Frederick Charles Oswald, Chicago. Thence by descent to the previous owner.

Sale: Sotheby's New York, February 12, 2009.


Lined with cafés and restaurants, Cours Saleya is a famous square in Nice historically known as a market place for flowers, fruits and vegetables.

According to family tradition, Frederick Charles Oswald studied with Paul Signac in Paris and acquired the work directly from the artist in the 1930s.