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André Maire
(1898 - 1984)

The Sacred Elephants in Madurai



Born in Paris in 1898, André Maire showed exceptional talent as a draughtsman from an early age. He enrolled at the municipal drawing school on the Place des Vosges in 1909 and was later mentored by French Post-Impressionist painter Émile Bernard who introduced him to different techniques and guided him in his artistic choices. After completing his military service in Indochina, he travelled extensively across Spain in the 1920s and Egypt and...



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  Lot 3 of 78  

EVENING SALE: MODERN ART
16 SEPTEMBER 2023

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Winning Bid
Rs 48,00,000
$57,831

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)

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ARTWORK DETAILS

André Maire
The Sacred Elephants in Madurai

Signed 'andre maire' (lower left)
Oil on canvas
48.5 x 62 in (123.2 x 157.5 cm)

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, France
Private Collection, UK

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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