Louis Aime Japy "Springtime, Oil on Canvas, Monumental, Sotheby's Provenance

Louis Aime Japy, "Springtime", Oil on Canvas, Gilt Frame, Prov: Sotheby's NYC, Signed and Dated '78

A Large and Impressive work by Louis Japy with provenance from Sothebys NYC. This stunning piece is one of the largest and finest pieces done by this fine world renowned artist having set an auction record in Sotheby's in 2006, documented below. The whole set in a wonderfully finely conditioned gilt gold wooden frame.

Louis-Aimé Japy was a French 19th Century painter who was born in 1840. Louis-Aimé Japy's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 3700 USD to 66,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 66,000 USD for Springtime, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2006. Louis Aimé Japy (1840–1916) was a French painter. He was born in Doubs and travelled to Paris where he became a pupil of Camille Corot and Francois-Louis Francais.[1] He is known for landscapes and fruit and flower still lifes. He died in Paris.

Exhibition History : Paris, Salon , 1879, no 1631, (As Fin Avril ), illustrated

Provenance: Louis-Aimé Japy Springtime Sold Lot #191

Oil on canvas

Unframed 52 3/4 by 73 in. (alt: 134 by185.4 cm.)

Framed 62 3/4 by 83

Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 USD Realized Price 66,000 USD

Auction Venue/Sale Sotheby's New York

19th Century European Art

Sale Date Oct 24, 2006