London is to host a viewing of a small oil painting by Paul Cézanne ahead of its sale in the US.
Valued at $1.2m-1.8m, La Vie Des Champs, an oil on canvas of Provence, 10 x 14in (26 x 35cm), executed in 1876-77, is part of the 150-plus lot collection of the heiress and philanthropist Dorrance Hamilton which Freeman’s of Philadelphia will offer for sale next month.
Dorrance ‘Dodo’ Hamilton (1928-2017) was the granddaughter of John Thompson Dorrance (1873-1930), the American chemist who discovered a method to create condensed soup, and served as president of the Campbell Soup Company from 1914-30.