Lot Essay
There is a dedication on the stretcher, 'To Madlein in memory of Mother from Orovida'. Orovida Pissarro was Lucien and Esther's only child, born in 1893.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Lucien Pissarro (1863-1944)
The Nut Tree
Details
Lucien Pissarro (1863-1944)
The Nut Tree
stamped with monogram (lower right)
oil on canvas
25¾ x 20 in. (65.4 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in May 1938.
The Nut Tree
stamped with monogram (lower right)
oil on canvas
25¾ x 20 in. (65.4 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in May 1938.
Provenance
The artist's family, The Brook, 1949.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 December 1965, lot 87.
Mr Grahame.
Sir Duncan Oppenheim, his sale; Christie's, London, 6 June 2003, lot 22, where purchased by the present owner.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 December 1965, lot 87.
Mr Grahame.
Sir Duncan Oppenheim, his sale; Christie's, London, 6 June 2003, lot 22, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
A. Thorold, A Catalogue of the Oil Paintings of Lucien Pissarro, London, 1983, p. 226, no. 539.
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