Original paintings by Mühl, Husain, Dunning will headline Bruneau & Co's February 21 online auction

CRANSTON, R.I. - Feb. 7, 2022 - PRLog -- Original paintings by noted, listed artists that span multiple generations and genres will headline Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers' next online-only Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction scheduled for Monday, February 21^st, beginning at 6 pm Eastern time. More than 350 lots, pulled from prominent estates and collections across New England, will come up for bid.

"Continuing on the momentum of last month's sale, this catalog features an incredible single owner collection of 32 paintings by noted New England artists of the late 19^th and early 20^th century," said Kevin Bruneau, Bruneau & Co's president and an auctioneer. "Names include Robert Spear Dunning, George Whitaker, Charles Gifford, and Bryant Chapin, amongst others. It will be interesting to see how they perform today."

Travis Landry, a Bruneau & Co. auctioneer and the firm's Director of Pop Culture, added, "While the antique art is sure to perform, this catalog does contain some great pieces of modern and contemporary art. The Roger Mühl oil on canvas is sure to attract interest, along with the Michael Steiner bronze. Also, we can't forget about the two Maqbool Fida Husain watercolors."

The paintings by Roger Mühl (France, 1929-2008) and Maqbool Fida Husain (India, 1913-2011) are expected top achievers, each with estimates of $8,000-$12,000. The Mühl work depicts pale pink and red tulips in a celadon colored vase over polychromatic patches of color. Measuring 19 ½ inches by 20 ½ inches (canvas, less frame), the abstract painting is signed lower right and titled Tulipes Rouges on verso. It also retains the original label from Findlay Galleries (N.Y.).

Roger Mühl was a 20^th-century French painter best known for his light-drenched landscape renderings of the south of France. His paintings often featured built-up impasto surfaces and utilized complimentary colors and neutral tones, creating both atmosphere and physicality in his subtle compositions. He studied at National School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg but spent most of his life living and working in Provence, while exhibiting worldwide.

There are two paintings by Maqbool Fida Husain in the auction, both of them watercolors. One is a polychromatic rendering, depicting a dancing Ganesha. Signed "Husain" lower left and measuring 20 inches by 14 inches (less frame), it was purchased directly from the artist by a prominent Ohio collector and comes with a certificate of authenticity from Husain's son, Shafat.

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