French, 1796-1875
La Route a l'oree du Bois
Signed COROT (ll)
Oil on panel
7 5/8 x 16 1/4 inches (19.7 x 41.3 cm)
Provenance:
With Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, circa 1880
Mme. Binder-Mestre, Paris, 1889
With Boussod et Valadon, Paris, 1902
M. H. Pasquier, Paris, 1902
Sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 2, 1905, no. 15
With E.J. Van Wisselingh & Co., Amsterdam, circa 1924
Anon. sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, Feb. 28, 1972, lot 15
Nusser, Munich, 1973
Sale, Christie's, New York, May 25, 1995, Lot 177
Literature:
A. Robaut, L'Oeuvre de Corot, Paris, 1965, vol. III, no. 2459 (E), illus.
According to the May 25th Christie's, New York sale catalogue entry, this painting had been examined and and authenticated by Martin Dieterle.
(Frame: 15 3/4 x 23 1/2 inches)
Dirty varnish; frame rubbing; slight warp to the panel; 1 1/2 inch area of repair to an old split in the burl at the lower left corner at the edge, with scattered inpainting in the lower left corner; small spot of inpainting at center right and left center edge; few spots of inpainting in the center; there may be some restoration in the trees at center left; difficult to detect further restoration through the varnish under UV light.
Fine Art
