Mowgli et la 1e femme

Details

André Le Moigne (French, 1898-1987)
Mowgli et la 1e femme
signed and inscribed with title 'A Le Moigne' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas, unframed
166.5 x 136 cm.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve and will be sold to the highest bidder. Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

Lot Essay

The scene is from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book of 1894. Mowgli, raised by animals observes for the first time in his life a woman. In this typical 1930's painting, André Le Moigne captures the lushness of the jungle and the young man's tense interest in the naked woman who takes her bath.

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