FILIPP MALYAVIN (1869-1940) Friendship [Amitié]

signed ‘Maliavine’ (lower right), numbered on the reverse oil on canvas 38 x 46 cm PROVENANCE : Frédéric Stern Frédéric Stern was an art dealer and collector specializing in 19th-century French paintings. Raised in Alexandria, Egypt, he moved to Paris in 1944, where he connected with influential artists and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under André Lhote, Édouard Georges Mac-Avoy, and Fernand Léger. He also trained in couture and jewelry design