Fountain in the rock

 

Oil on canvas, 40 x 60 cm.
Initials « FH » in the lower corner on the right.
Title et date « 1888 » in the back of the painting.
Private collection.
The title of the painting is a reference to a photo from Georges Spitz, « Fontaine dans la roche », Samoa Islands, dated 1887:

 

 

 

 

 

… From a truly fake story by Gaya…