Claude Grosperrin (French, 1936-1977), "Hospices de Beaune," oil on canvas painting. A group of fox hunters on horseback navigate a wooded hill overlooking a French chateau, under a vivid sky. Label en verso for The Eric Galleries, New York. Sight: 51 1/2 in. H x 44 in. W. Frame: 60 in. H x 48 in. W. Note: The Hospices de Beaune was founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, the Chancellor of Burgundy, as a charitable almshouse to care for the poor, sick, and destitute.  Funding came from the sale of wines produced on its own vineyards, which were built up over centuries through donations. The hospice operated as a working hospital until 1971 and is now a museum; the wines it produces are sold at an annual charity wine auction. Biography: Claude Grosperrin was a French Contemporary Impressionist painter best known for his depictions of equestrian subjects. He studied at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts and early in his career won two prestigious prizes - the Farman Prize in 1959, and the Casa Velázquez Prize in 1961.  He also exhibited his paintings both in Paris and internationally throughout his career. Today, his works are in a number of French public galleries including Angers, Mulhouse, Paris and Toulouse, and galleries in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Stuttgart.

Staining to mat, otherwise excellent condition. 

The estate of Elisabeth Hardin, Gadsden, Alabama.