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Léon Trousset (French/American, 1838-1917) Bullfight Signed "L. TROUSSET" l.r. Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 16 3/8 in. (59.5 x 41.5 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, craquelure, scattered minor paint losses, surface grime. Provenance: The collection of Frederic and Jean Sharf, Massachusetts and Florida. N.B. Léon Trousset was an itinerant painter working in the American West and Southwest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He predominantly painted landscapes, architectural and historical scenes, and city views while traveling across Texas, up and down California, and along the Camino Real. He ultimately settled in Juárez, Mexico.