Félix ZIEM (1821 - 1911) - Lot 45

Félix ZIEM (1821 - 1911) View of Istanbul or Sainte Sophie de Kadiköy at Sunset Circa 1860-1880 Oil on canvas Signed Ziem 81.3 x 121.9 cm (32 x 48 in.) The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Association Felix Ziem, represented by Mathias Ary Jan, David Pluskwa and Gérard Fabre; it will be included in the catalog raisonné. PROVENANCE - Bernheim Jeune & Fils, Rue Laffitte, Paris - Félix Gérard Fils, Paris - Sale at Christie's, London, June 23, 1906, lot 174 - Sale : Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 21, 1977, lot 40 - Schweitzer Galleries, New York - DJR Fine Arts, Maryland Purchased from previous owner by James DeGeorge, Texas in 1980 (until 2021) - Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Texas, 2021 BIBLIOGRAPHY - Pierre Miquel, Félix Ziem 1821-1911, Maurs-la-Jolie, 1978, vol. VIII, p. 210, no. 1516 (as View of Constantinople) - Anne Burdin-Hellebranth, Félix Ziem, 1821-1911, 1998, vol. II, p. 235, no. 1536, illustrated