Maxime MAUFRA (1861-1918). "The Dam at Pontoise". Oil on canvas signed and dated 1900 lower right (small perforations). On the back, bears a handwritten label and the exhibition label of the Arthur Tooth Sons Ltd Gallery, London, work no. 7606 and titled "le barrage à Pontoise". Height 46 cm - Width 55 cm Provenance : - Arthur Tooth Sons Ltd, London; - Public auction June 22, 1987, Maître Guy Loudmer, Paris, no. 205; - Private collection in Paris, then by descent. Note: A refined landscape painter, Maxime Maufra distinguished himself from the end of the 19th century with his luminous, impressionistic paintings, which appealed to both French and Anglo-Saxon connoisseurs, particularly for his seascapes and rocky coastlines. In 1892, he moved to the Bateau-lavoir in Montmartre, where he became close to the Impressionists and Nabis. It was also during this period that he exhibited and was represented by the Galerie Durand-Ruel. This landscape of Pontoise from 1900 testifies to his attachment to the lively shores of the Île-de-France, treated with a vibrant touch and colorful, nuanced harmonies that perfectly capture the atmosphere of the place.