Émile FRIANT (1863-1932) An Edge of the Woods... Lot 32

Émile FRIANT (1863-1932) An Edge of the Woods (Father Pidole, with the Village of Bouxières-aux-Dames in the Background), 1885 Oil on panel signed and dated lower right: E. Friant. 85 37.3 x 46 cm Provenance: Probably Galerie Goupil et Cie Probably Galerie Georges Petit, Paris Exhibition: Librairie Wiener, Nancy 1885, under the title "Une lisière de bois" Bibliography: Nancy-Artiste, October 25, 1885, n°34 We thank the association Émile Friant who kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work and communicated the additional information. Émile Friant painted several times Father Pidole, the old emblematic guardian of a pond near Nancy. During his youth, Friant and his painter friends would come to bathe there and paint on the motif.