Charles-François Daubigny

Colonel Henry Thomas Chapman (by circa 1870)
Alice Maria Mason Chapman (by descent from the above, 1912)
Hilda Chapman Marston (by descent from the above)
Frederick Trowbridge Marston (by descent from the above, 1964)
Private Collection (by descent from the above, 2010)
Acquired from the above

Oil on cradled, stable panel. Under UV: in the sky there are some scattered dots and dashes of retouching, one small brushy area of retouching in the upper left quadrant, and an approximately 1 1/4 inch vertical line of inpainting parallel to the left edge, which is slightly visible to the naked eye. Some additional brushy fluorescence in the sky that is likely inherent to the work.
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We would like to thank François Delestre for confirming the authenticity of this work, which will be included in the forthcoming second supplement to the catalogue raisonné.