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Theodore Rousseau
(French, 1812-1867)
L\'étang, coucher de soleil, 1848
Estimate: $10,000-$15,000
Sold
$6,500
Live Auction
Old Masters & 19th Century European Art
Location
Chicago
Size
10 x 13 in. (25.1 x 33.5cm)
Description
Theodore Rousseau
(French, 1812-1867)
L'étang, coucher de soleil, 1848
oil on cradled panel
signed TH. ROUSSEAU (lower right)
10 x 13 in. (25.1 x 33.5cm)
Property from the Collection of Raphael Yakoby, New York
This lot is located in Chicago.
Condition
Framed: 16 1/4 x 19 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches.Minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; network of hairline craquelures throughout the surface, which appear stable; an approximately 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch area of inpainting is visible under close examination in the upper right of the sky; inpainting also visible along the center left edge under raking light. Under UV light: the aforementioned areas of inpainting fluoresce; small spots of inpainting in the center of the right stand of trees; inpainting in the center of the central tree; additional instances of small spots of inpainting scattered through the foreground, as well as two spots of inpainting along the upper center edge. Additional images available upon request.
Signature
signed TH. ROUSSEAU (lower right)
Provenance
Brame & Lorenceau confirmed the authenticity of this work in 2023, and it is included in their archives of the Artist.Provenance:The ArtistBrame & Durand-Ruel, Paris, purchased from the ArtistCharles BlancLaurent-RichardSold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 23-25, 1878, Lot 66Baron de BeurnonvilleSold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 29, 1880, Lot 49William SchausSold: Chickering Hall, New York, February 28, 1896, Lot 10 (as Glow after Sundown)Knoedler Gallery, New YorkAnna H. Wilstach, PhiladelphiaPennsylvania Museum, PhiladelphiaA Private American Collection, purchased c. 1960s-70sSold: Christie's, London, December 14, 2023, Lot 48Acquired from the above by the present ownerExhibited:Paris, Cercle des Arts, Études peintes par Théodore Rousseau, June 1867, no. 64Literature:M. Schulman, Théodore Rousseau: Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 1999, p. 235, no. 403, illustrated (engraving)