William Raymond Dommersen
(? 1850 – London 1927)
Market Day on Place des Halles, Paris
Signed and dated 1882 lower right
Oil on panel, 40.1 x 60.6 cm
Provenance:
– Auction Waddington’s. Toronto, 11 December 2012, lot 158
– Auction Davidson Auctions, Annandale, 22 October 2017, lot 320
– Private collection, Scotland
Note:
Les Halles was Paris’ central fresh food market. It was demolished in 1971 and replaced by the Westfield Forum des Halles, a modern shopping mall built largely underground.