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1787

Olivier Le May

Associated Names
Olivier Le May

Artist, French, 1734 - 1797

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West Building Main Floor, Gallery M56

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 81.9 × 121.9 cm (32 1/4 × 48 in.)
    framed: 100.6 × 141 cm (39 5/8 × 55 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2026.15.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Probably Antoine Charvin (1722-1802); probably Louis Charvin (1760-1841); Amédée Charvin (1808-1894), Château de Néty, Saint Étienne des Oulliéres, by 1850; by descent within the family; private collection;[1] (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 5 February 2026, no. 63); purchased 17 February 2026 by NGA.

[1] Provenance information according to Sotheby's auction catalogue.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right: O. Le May [d]a Natura P.

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