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About the artwork
A lovely signed oil on panel of a young woman taking tea in her salon by Jean Louis Marcel Cosson (1878-1956) The work is on panel and is signed lower left and in very nice condition for age. The work is very attractive and ready to hang on the wall.
Details
Title: “Taking tea in the Salon”
Signature: Signed lower left
Provenance: Private french collection
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: 15 x 17 inches framed
Artist:
Jean Cosson often represented subjects of spectacle, such as opera, the ballet and the circus. He especially painted women, Parisian life, and the world of dance and theatre. He first exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Français, of which he became a member. He received an honourable mention in 1901 and a third-place medal in 1911. He also exhibited at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the Salon des Tuileries.
Auction records:
Paris, 4 June 1926: Dancers Resting, FRF 100
Paris, 24 April 1929: Leaving the Opéra, FRF 750
Paris, 13 Feb 1932: Prima Ballerina (watercolour) FRF 400; Dancers, FRF 1,220
Paris, 28 June 1939: Dressing Room, FRF 1,120; In the Wings of the Circus, FRF 910
Paris, 20 June 1941: Foyer of the Opéra, FRF 2,100
Paris, 9 March 1942: Dressing Room, FRF 3,600; Reading in the Sitting Room, FRF 4,500
Paris, 21 Dec 1942: Dancers in the Foyer, FRF 11,000
Paris, 2 April 1943: Woman at her Toilette, FRF 13,500; Breakfast (gouache) FRF 8,500
Paris, 7 April 1943: Woman Stretched Out, FRF 6,000; Foyer, FRF 20,000
Paris, 20 June 1944: Dancers, FRF 15,500
Paris, 24 Dec 1948: Foyer of the Opéra, FRF 36,000
Paris, 19 Feb 1954: Woman Sewing, FRF 70,000
Lucerne, 21-27 Nov 1961: The Pose (Dancer on Stage), CHF 8,700
Versailles, 20 Nov 1966: At the Races, FRF 3,300
Milan, 9 April 1968: Dancer Resting, ITL 850,000
Versailles, 5 Dec 1971: French Cancan, FRF 11,000
Versailles, 7 June 1972: Lunch, FRF 50,000
Versailles, 24 Oct 1976: Seated Ballerina (oil on canvas, 24 × 19¾ ins/61 × 50 cm) FRF 8,000
Paris, 15 June 1977: At the Opéra, before the Ballet (oil on canvas, 23½ × 36¼ ins/60 × 92 cm) FRF 14,500
Versailles, 7 June 1978: Races at Deauville (oil on panel, 18 × 22 ins/46 × 55 cm) FRF 17,600
Paris, 24 Feb 1980: Foyer of the Opéra (oil on canvas, 21¼ × 28¾ ins/54 × 73 cm) FRF 11,000
Brussels, 25 Nov 1981: Wings of the Circus (oil on canvas, 45 × 57½ ins/114 × 146 cm) BEF 100,000
Versailles, 5 Dec 1982: Ballerinas in the Foyer of the Opéra (oil on canvas, 23½ × 28¾ ins/60 × 73 cm) FRF 15,500
Enghien-les-Bains, 6 March 1983: Weigh-in (oil on panel, 19¾ × 24 ins/50 × 61 cm) FRF 21,800
Versailles, 8 April 1984: Elegant Figures at the Entry of the Opéra (oil on canvas, 28¾ × 21¼ ins/73 × 54 cm) FRF 20,000
Lyons, 4 Dec 1985: Dancer (oil on canvas, 32 × 25½ ins/81 × 65 cm) FRF 55,000
Paris, 26 June 1986: Woman Doing her Hair (oil on canvas, 28¾ × 21¼ ins/73 × 54 cm) FRF 49,000
Versailles, 13 Dec 1987: Races (watercolour and gouache, 23½ × 17¼ ins/60 × 44 cm) FRF 20,500; Ballerinas in the Foyer of the Opéra (oil/hardboard, 20¾ × 25½ ins/53 × 64.5 cm) FRF 60,000
Calais, 28 Feb 1988: Flamenco Dancers (oil on canvas, 28¾ × 23½ ins/73 × 60 cm) FRF 17,000
Paris, 7 March 1988: Bar (oil on canvas, 13½ × 10¼ ins/34 × 26 cm) FRF 24,000
Paris, 14 March 1988: Young Ballerina (gouache, 17¼ × 20¾ ins/44 × 53 cm) FRF 38,000
Versailles, 20 March 1988: Ballerinas and Patrons in the Foyer of the Opéra (oil on card, 25½ × 21¼ ins/64.5 × 54 cm) FRF 75,000
Paris, 18 April 1988: Dressing Room (oil on card, 21½ × 18 ins/54.5 × 45.5 cm) FRF 31,500
La Varenne-St-Hilaire, 29 May 1988: Bustle in the Tavern (oil on canvas, 13 × 18 ins/33 × 46 cm) FRF 38,200
Paris, 6 June 1988: Spanish Women (watercolour, 7½ × 5½ ins/19 × 14 cm) FRF 4,000
Paris, 12 June 1988: Reception (oil on canvas, 28¾ × 23½ ins/73 × 60 cm) FRF 30,000
Paris, 15 June 1988: Horsewoman at the Entry to the Track (oil/hardboard, 25½ × 21¼ ins/65 × 54 cm) FRF 77,000
Paris, 22 June 1988: At the Races (oil on canvas, 39¼ × 32 ins/100 × 81 cm) FRF 245,000
Paris, 23 June 1988: Elegant Figures at the Bar (oil on canvas, 22 × 18 ins/55 × 46 cm) FRF 57,000
Versailles, 25 Sept 1988: Italian Park (oil on canvas mounted on board, 23 × 19½ ins/58.5 × 49.5 cm) FRF 12,000
Bern, 26 Oct 1988: Ballerinas During Rehearsal (oil on panel, 16 × 9¼ ins/40.5 × 23.5 cm) CHF 3,800
Grandville, 30 Oct 1988: Foyer of the Opéra (oil on canvas, 15 × 18 ins/38 × 46 cm) FRF 39,500
Paris, 10 Nov 1988: Terrace Café (oil/hardboard, 22 × 15 ins/55 × 38 cm) FRF 54,000
Paris, 21 Nov 1988: Parisian Bar Scene (oil on canvas, 24 × 19¾ ins/61 × 50 cm) FRF 130,000
Paris, 16 Dec 1988: In the Dance Foyer, Salon Rouge (oil on canvas, 23½ × 28¾ ins/60 × 73 cm) FRF 81,000
Versailles, 18 Dec 1988: Entrance of Mr Loyal onto the Track (oil on panel, 11 × 16¼ ins/27 × 41 cm) FRF 17,500
Calais, 26 Feb 1989: Grand Foyer of the Opéra (oil on panel, 13 × 18½ ins/33 × 47 cm) FRF 70,000
Paris, 3 March 1989: Ships
Troyes, 23 March 1989: Foyer of the Opéra (oil on canvas, 13 × 22 ins/33 × 55 cm) FRF 42,000
Paris, 7 April 1989: Dressing Room (oil/hardboard, 13¾ × 11 ins/35 × 27 cm) FRF 30,000
Paris, 11 April 1989: Terrace Café (oil on canvas, 21¼ × 25½ ins/54 × 65 cm) FRF 90,000
Monaco, 3 May 1989: Bar during the Intermission (oil on card, 24 × 19¾ ins/61 × 50 cm) FRF 122,100
Paris, 12 May 1989: Season Ticket Holders (oil on canvas, 21¼ × 25½ ins/54 × 65 cm) FRF 51,000
La Varenne-St-Hilaire, 21 May 1989: Ballerinas in the Dressing Room (oil on card, 11 × 16¼ ins/27 × 41 cm) FRF 30,000
Paris, 18 June 1989: Dancer in the Foyer (oil on canvas, 23¾ × 28¾ ins/60.5 × 73 cm) FRF 145,000
Calais, 2 July 1989: Foyer of the Opéra (oil on panel, 16¼ × 12½ ins/41 × 32 cm) FRF 90,000
St-Dié, 23 July 1989: Wings of the Circus (15 × 18 ins/38 × 46 cm) FRF 57,000
Paris, 11 Oct 1989: Foyer of the Opéra (oil on canvas, 25½ × 21¼ ins/65 × 54 cm) FRF 132,000
Paris, 22 Oct 1989: Ballet Scene at the Opéra (oil on canvas, 18 × 24 ins/46 × 61 cm) FRF 41,000
Versailles, 26 Nov 1989: Foyer of the Opéra (oil on canvas, 24 × 29 ins/61 × 73.5 cm) FRF 130,000
New York, 21 Feb 1990: Great Staircase, Evening Ball (oil on panel, 13¼ × 16¼ ins/33.4 × 41.3 cm) USD 10,450
Paris, 11 March 1990: Ballerinas in the Dance Hall (oil on panel, 14½ × 18 ins/37 × 46 cm) FRF 52,000
Versailles, 25 March 1990: Make-up (oil/hardboard, 21½ × 13¼ ins/54.5 × 33.5 cm) FRF 75,000
Grandville, 29 April 1990: Ballerina at the Bar (oil on canvas, 25½ × 21¼ ins/65 × 54 cm) FRF 60,000
Paris, 4 May 1990: Ballerinas in the Dressing Room (oil on canvas, 28¾ × 23½ ins/73 × 60 cm) FRF 140,000
Paris, 27 Nov 1990: At the Weigh-in (oil on canvas, 23½ × 28¾ ins/60 × 73 cm) FRF 100,000
New York, 13 Feb 1991: At the Ball (oil on card, 10½ × 13¾ ins/26.6 × 35 cm) USD 3,520
Paris, 30 Oct 1991: At the Racegoers' Bar (oil on paper/panel, 52 × 74¾ ins/132 × 190 cm) FRF 100,000
Calais, 5 April 1992: Ballerina in the Sitting Room (oil on panel, 11 × 16¼ ins/27 × 41 cm) FRF 22,000
Paris, 8 April 1993: Ballerina in the Foyer (oil on canvas, 21¼ × 25½ ins/54 × 65 cm) FRF 23,500
Paris, 5 July 1994: At the Races (oil on canvas, 19¾ × 24½ ins/50 × 62 cm) FRF 35,000
New York, 8 Nov 1994: Fine Celebration (oil on canvas, 13 × 18¼ ins/33 × 46.3 cm) USD 4,600
Boulogne-sur-Seine, 27 Nov 1994: French Cancan (oil on canvas, 28¾ × 23½ ins/73 × 60 cm) FRF 36,000
New York, 14 June 1995: Dancers in the Foyer (oil on canvas, 23½ × 29 ins/59.7 × 73.7 cm) USD 7,762
Paris, 13 Oct 1995: Dancers in the Dressing Room (oil on canvas, 28¾ × 23½ ins/73 × 60 cm) FRF 55,000
Paris, 13 June 1996: Circus Horses on Parade (oil on canvas, 23½ × 28¾ ins/60 × 73 cm) FRF 70,000
Paris, 18 Nov 1996: Hairdo of the Little Ballerina (oil on canvas, 21¼ × 25½ ins/54 × 65 cm) FRF 22,000
Paris, 19 Dec 1996: At the Café (oil on panel, 11 × 8¼ ins/28 × 21 cm) FRF 8,000
Paris, 23 Feb 1997: Equipage (oil/hardboard, 18 × 22 ins/46 × 55 cm) FRF 16,000
Calais, 23 March 1997: Ballerinas in the Foyer of the Opéra (oil on panel, 11 × 13¾ ins/27 × 35 cm) FRF 17,000
Paris, 25 June 1997: Ballerinas and Admirers on the Great Staircase (oil on canvas, 9¾ × 13½ ins/25 × 34 cm) FRF 11,000
London, 22 Oct 1997: Dwarfs (oil on canvas, 21 × 25 ins/53.5 × 63.5 cm) GBP 2,300
Paris, 23 March 1998: Foyer of the Opéra (oil on canvas, 14½ × 17¼ ins/37 × 44 cm) FRF 13,000
Fontainebleau, 14 Nov 1999: Terrace of a Cafe (oil on canvas, 26 × 19 ins/66 × 47 cm) FRF 50,000
Lyons, 6 Feb 2000: Two Women in the Garden (oil on canvas, 26 × 29 ins/65 × 73 cm) FRF 85,000
Paris, 26 Nov 2000: Stairs of the Opera (oil on canvas, 29 × 24 ins/73 × 60 cm) FRF 60,000
Paris, 14 March 2001: The Races (oil on canvas, 18 × 22 ins/46 × 55 cm) FRF 82,000
Paris, 16 Aug 2001: Before the Stage Entrance (oil on canvas, 29 × 24 ins/73 × 60 cm) FRF 96,000
Paris, 15 May 2002: In the Foyer (oil on canvas, 21 × 26 ins/54 × 65 cm) EUR 9,000
Calais, 19 May 2002: Ballerinas and their Admirers in the Foyer (oil on canvas, 22 × 26 ins/55 × 65 cm) EUR 7,400
Calais, 16 March 2003: Dancing School (oil on canvas, 15 × 18 ins/38 × 45 cm) EUR 7,900
London, 20 March 2003: Two Dancers (oil on canvas, 29 × 24 ins/73 × 60 cm) GBP 6,500
Paris, 2 March 2004: White Sails (oil on canvas, 21 × 29 ins/54 × 73 cm) EUR 7,200
London, 4 March 2004: At the Races (oil on panel, a pair, 18 × 15 ins/46 × 37 cm) GBP 6,000