Adolphe MONTICELLI (1824-1886). A wedding in North Africa. Oil on panel signed lower right. Height : 40 cm - Width : 62 cm Provenance: Public auction sale of June 22, 1987, by Maître Guy Loudmer, Paris, under n°175. Note: Adolphe Monticelli, an artist from Marseilles, is a major figure in 19th-century French painting, appreciated as much for his portraits as for his landscapes. Unmistakable for his treatment of light and use of vivid colors, he drew his inspiration from the works of Delacroix and the Louvre masters. His renown, particularly abroad, is due to the admiration he aroused in Vincent Van Gogh, for whom he was a true source of inspiration, which he related to his brother Theo by correspondence. In this painting, we find one of his favorite themes: oriental harems. Although he had never traveled to the Orient, he drew inspiration from the impressions of several Marseilles painters, including Fabius Brest, Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Brun and Alfred Chataud. We would like to thank Mr. Marc Stammegna for confirming the authenticity of our painting. Appraisal by Mr Stéphane PINTA - Cabinet Eric TURQUIN - +33 1 47 03 48 78 - stephane.pinta@turquin.fr