JULES DUPRE (French 1811-1889) A PAINTING, "Trees Nocturne," oil on board, signed verso. 13 7/8" x 17" Literature: exhibition catalog, "Millet, Corot & The School of Barbizon," Hyogo Kenritsu Kindai Bijutsukan, Kobe, 1980. Exhibition: "Millet, Corot & The School of Barbizon, Japan 1980," Tokyo, The Seibu Museum, March 15-April 14, (illustrated in catalogue). Kobe, The Museum of Modern Art, Hyogo, April 19-May 18, 1980. Sapporo, The Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, May 24-June 15, 1980. Hiroshima, The Hiroshima Prefectural Museum, June 21-July 13, 1980. Kitakyushu, The Kitakyushu Municipal Museum, July 19-August 10, 1980.

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