Émile FRIANT (1863-1932) En Barque. Oil on panel. Signed lower left. Label bearing no. 87, label "Mary et Fils, 26 Boulevard Chaptal, Paris", label "Charles Robertson, Artist Color Maker, Long Acre, London" on back of panel. 30 x 35.5 cm. This painting is a preparatory study for "La petite barque", donated by the Société des amis de Friant and conserved at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy in the 1930s. We would like to thank Madame Pascale Pavageau, in charge of the Catalogue Raisonné for the Association des Amis de Friant, who authenticated this work on photograph. We would also like to thank Mr. Jean-Sébastien Bertrand, a specialist on the artist, for the valuable information he provided on this work.