Lot 109
109
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ALICE TULLY
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot* (French, 1796-1875)

Details
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot* (French, 1796-1875)

Château-Thierry - Vue d'Ensemble avec la Tour de Saint-Crépin

signed 'Corot' lower left--oil on panel
8¾ x 17¾in. (22.3 x 45.1cm.)
Provenance
Anon. sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 10, 1876 (860 francs) to
M. Dollfus, Paris (1876)
Allard et Noel, Paris (circa 1890)
Literature
A. Robaut, l'Oeuvre de Corot, II, Paris, 1965, pp. 312-313, no. 1017 (illustrated)

Lot Essay

The panel of this painting was originally the cover of a wooden box of Havana cigars. According to Martin Dieterle, this was not an unusual practice for Corot as tropical wood supplied a perfect support and texture for an oil painting.


This painting has been examined and authenticated by Martin Dieterle.