{"product_id":"francois-marie-lucet-penguins-with-magritte-image-monumental-oil-on-canvas-2019-96-inches","title":"Original François Marie Lucet Mon Chapo Milon “Penguins, with Magritte Image” Monumental Oil COA USA 2019","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePurchase Price Only:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThe price listed above covers the item only. It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoes not\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e include shipping or professional crating.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeparate Shipping Invoice:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This item is too large for standard delivery. After checkout, we will contact you with a professional crating and freight quote. We will bill this to you on a separate invoice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a Quote First?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e If you prefer to know the shipping cost before purchasing, please click our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContact Us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e link or call us with your delivery zip code.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal François Marie Lucet “Penguins, with Magritte Image” Monumental Oil on Canvas USA 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 96\" Long × 27 1\/2\" High × 1 1\/8\"Deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis extraordinary panoramic composition depicts a densely gathered colony of penguins with four enigmatic, dark-clad bowler-hatted figures in the foreground, creating a striking surreal juxtaposition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned and dated on the reverse: Mon Chapo Milon? Francois Lucet January 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanvas stretched over a substantial wood stretcher with multiple vertical and corner braces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance \/ Documentation: Accompanied by a July 10, 2019 invoice issued and personally signed by François Lucet. The artist's invoice specifically identifies this work as \u003cem\u003e“Large oil canvas of the Penguins, with Magritte image”\u003c\/em\u003e and records a price of $18,000. The same invoice documents a second Lucet penguin painting and records a total transaction of $24,000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist's own description establishes the intended Magritte reference in the composition. The reverse inscription appears to reference \u003cem\u003echapeau melon\u003c\/em\u003e, the French term for a bowler\/derby hat, corresponding to the distinctive hats worn by the foreground figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrançois Marie Lucet (French, b. 1946) is a French-born painter whose work includes oil, acrylic and mixed-media compositions. His paintings range from modernist and surreal imagery to whimsical figurative subjects. His work has appeared on the secondary auction market, including an oil from the Montparnasse Series formerly in the collection of Paul Gregory and Janet Gaynor.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent condition. Presented in very good overall condition based on visual inspection. Please review photographs carefully for surface and edge condition consistent with age, display and handling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"François Marie Lucet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50518457614586,"sku":null,"price":9500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/8614\/4762\/files\/3E25B1F3-7D37-4C58-B4F8-BA7F40F256CD.jpg?v=1790361269","url":"https:\/\/pauljacobsantiques.com\/products\/francois-marie-lucet-penguins-with-magritte-image-monumental-oil-on-canvas-2019-96-inches","provider":"Paul Jacobs Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}