Lot Essay
We are grateful to the Comité Léon Lhermitte for confirming the authenticity of this work.
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THE PROPERTY OF A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
Léon-Augustin Lhermitte (French, 1844-1925)
Les couturières
Details
Léon-Augustin Lhermitte (French, 1844-1925)
Les couturières
signed 'L Lhermitte' (lower right)
pastel on paper laid down on canvas
18¾ x 22 in. (47.6 x 55.8 cm.)
Les couturières
signed 'L Lhermitte' (lower right)
pastel on paper laid down on canvas
18¾ x 22 in. (47.6 x 55.8 cm.)
Provenance
with Boussod, Valadon & Cie, no. 13074.
Dupuy, acquired from the above.
Prince Jean Ghika of Romania.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Dupuy, acquired from the above.
Prince Jean Ghika of Romania.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
Le Matin, April 3, 1887.
Paul De Katon, Gil Blas, 6 April 1887.
Paul Mantz, Le Temps, 14 April 1887.
Votoux, Revanche, 18 April 1887.
Gustave Geoffroy, La justice, 22 April 1887.
De B.G., Le Libéral, 23 April 1887.
Paul Gilbert, Le journal des artistes, 24 April 1887.
Times, 1 June 1887.
M. Le Pelley Fonteny, Léon Augustin Lhermitte, catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1991, p. 290, no. 759.
Paul De Katon, Gil Blas, 6 April 1887.
Paul Mantz, Le Temps, 14 April 1887.
Votoux, Revanche, 18 April 1887.
Gustave Geoffroy, La justice, 22 April 1887.
De B.G., Le Libéral, 23 April 1887.
Paul Gilbert, Le journal des artistes, 24 April 1887.
Times, 1 June 1887.
M. Le Pelley Fonteny, Léon Augustin Lhermitte, catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1991, p. 290, no. 759.
Exhibited
Paris, Exposition des Pastellistes, 1887, no. 95.
Brought to you by
James Hastie
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