Théodore Rousseau

Estate of the artist (L.2436), sale, Paris, Durand-Ruel and Brame, 27-30 April 1868;
E. Joseph-Rignault, Paris (L.2218);
sale, Bern, Kornfeld, 19-21 June 1991, lot 922;
sale, New York, Christie's, 11 January 1994, lot 357, purchased by the late owner

M. Schulman, Théodore Rousseau. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre graphique, Paris 1997, vol. I, p. 263, no. 528, reproduced

The sheet has been laid down. As visible in the catalogue illustration there are some scattered small spots of light staining notably in the sky and in the lower right corner, and a possible very thin circa 1cm old vertical repair to the right of the 'TH.R' stamp. This work is otherwise in good overall condition. Presented framed and glazed, the edges of the sheet visible and not covered by the mat. For any questions regarding this lot please contact Richard Lowkes in the 19th Century European Paintings department on 020 7293 5477.
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Executed circa 1856-57.