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Lot 1655 Dα

Germain-Fabius Brest - A View of Constantinopel (Istanbul)

Auction 1057 - overview Cologne
14.11.2015, 11:00 - Old Master and 19th Century Paintings and Drawings
Estimate: 15.000 € - 20.000 €
Result: 44.640 € (incl. premium)

Germain-Fabius Brest

A View of Constantinopel (Istanbul)

Oil on canvas (relined). 35 x 60 cm.
Signed lower left: Fabius Brest.

Fabius Brest resided in Constantinopel for several years as of 1857. The city on the Bosporous provided numerous motifs for the paintings this Marseille-born artist, which he exhibited at the Paris salon with resounding success.