French, 1796-1875
Canteleu, près de Rouen, 1871
Signed COROT (lr)
Oil on canvas
18 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches (46.4 x 34.3 cm)
Provenance:
Vente J. Saulnier, Paris, June 5, 1886, no. 5
Collection Forbes, Londen, 1891
Colonel Stephenson Clarke
Sir Ralph Stephenson Clarke, MP
Robert Clarke Esq., Borde Hill, Sussex (until 1991)
With Richard Green Fine Paintings, London, 1992
Sale, Christie's, New York, October 25, 1996, lot 14
Exhibited:
Paris, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Exposition de l'Oeuvre de Corot, 1875, no. 127
Paris, Maîtres du Siècle, May 1886, no. 35
Literature:
A. Robaut, L'Oeuvre de Corot, Paris, 1905, vol. III, pp. 256 and 257, no. 2034
This work is accompanied by a letter of authenticity issued by Martin Dieterle.
(Framed 26 1/2 x 22 1/4 inches)
Scattered touches of inpainting in the sky and along the edges. Some faint craquelure in the sky just above the hills. Faintly visible stretcher bar marks. Tape along canvas edges.
Fine Art
