Lepoittevin--Le coup de l'étrier--Salon 1845--variant 1, c. 1845

Eugène lepoittevin, le coup de l'étrier (a kick in the stirrup, i. E. , one for the road), oil on canvas, 15. 25 x18. 25 inches; the banner reads "cabaret du camp. Le poittivin loge à pied à cheval'. " when exhibited at the paris salon of 1845, the painting was such a success that the artist made more than one variant, as well as a lithograph version; this may or may not be the original painting shown at the salon. Auctioned at charlton hall, west columbia, sc, september 16, 2021; hammer price: $750. Date: c. 1845.