15. HENRI MANGUIN (1874-1949) From Maleribes, View of the Gulf of Saint Tropez studio stamp (lower right) oil on canvas Painted in 1925 stamped with the atelier's stamp (lower right) oil on canvas Painted in 1925 50 x 81 cm. 19 11/16 x 31 7/8 in. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Madame Claude Holstein-Manguin. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Mrs Claude Holstein-Manguin. Provenance Collection Madame Henri Manguin, Saint-Tropez, 1949. Private collection, France. Galerie Alexis Pentcheff, Marseille. Private collection, Belgium. Exhibitions Paris, Galerie Pétridès, Manguin, 1943, (illustrated no. 10). Cagnes-sur-Mer, Château Musée de Cagnes-sur-Mer,Manguin, 1965, (illustrated no. 42). Bibliography L., C. Manguin & M.-C. Sainsaulieu, Henri Manguin, catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Neuchâtel, 1980, no. 821, (illustrated p. 274). "In each of Manguin's paintings it is midday, the light is singing, gliding over the calm water, the flesh is in full bloom, the flowers are open or the fruit ripe, it is the exact hour of present happiness". Pierre Cabanne. "In each of Manguin's paintings it is midday, the light sings, glides over the calm water, the flesh in full bloom, the flowers open or the fruit ripe, it is the exact hour of present happiness." Pierre Cabanne.