Lot Essay
According to Jeffrey Brown, this picture is one of four views that Breck painted of the Ept River at Giverny.
Details
JOHN LESLIE BRECK (1860-1899)
The River
signed Breck, l.l.--signed with initials J L B on the stretcher-- oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 21 7/8in. (46 x 55.5cm.)
The River
signed Breck, l.l.--signed with initials J L B on the stretcher-- oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 21 7/8in. (46 x 55.5cm.)
Provenance
Otis Kimball, Esq.
Exhibited
Boston, St. Botolph Club, J.L. Breck Memorial Exhibition, May 1899, no. 43
New York, National Arts Club, Memorial Exhibition, Feb.-March 1900, no. 32
New York, National Arts Club, Memorial Exhibition, Feb.-March 1900, no. 32