Theodore Rousseau* (French, 1812-1867)

Details

Theodore Rousseau* (French, 1812-1867)

Les Près-Bois en Franche-Comté. Au fond, les montagnes du Doubs

stamped TH.R lower left--black lead, pen and brown ink over brown washed prepared paper
5¼ x 8 1/8in. (13.3 x 20.7cm.)

Provenance

The Artist's Studio; sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, April 27 - May 2, 1868, no. 226
Alfred Sensier, Paris
Rignault Collection
Georges Aubry Collection

Literature

Terrasse, 1976

Exhibited

Paris, Orangérie, Paris, 1958, no. 147

Lot Essay

The authenticity of this drawing has been confirmed by the Comité Rousseau.

This drawing will be included in volume I of the forthcoming catalogue raisonné on Rousseau by Michel Schulman as no. 667.