Etienne Albert Joannon Navier (Lyon 1857 – 1911), The Metamorphosis of a Cat
Oil painting on canvas, 68 x 90 cm, signed lower left.
The painting has as its subject a fairy tale by Jean De La Fontaine (1621 – 1695).
There is a photograph of the painting by the French photographer François Antoine Vizzavona (1876 – 1971) taken during the exhibition of the Salon des Artistes Francais, Paris 1910.
Exhibitions: Salon des Artistes Francais, Paris 1910.
Bibliography: Bénézit. dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays, Paris 1913, Volume according to D – K, pag. 726 (work cited).
Provenance: Private collection.
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