THÉODORE ROUSSEAU* (French, 1812-1867)

THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, New York

Details

THÉODORE ROUSSEAU* (French, 1812-1867)

Le Petit Pêcheur

bears initials Th.R. lower left--oil on panel
5 7/8 x 8 3/8in. (15 x 21.3cm.)

Provenance

Galerie Wilson
Charles Forget; sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Mar. 17, 1873, no. 36
(fr.3400)
Vente Marcotte de Quevrieux, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 25, 1875,
no. 16
Vente Defoer, Galerie Petit, Paris, May 22, 1886, no. 36 (fr. 11,250)
Frederick L. Ames, North Easton, Massachusetts (late 19th century)
Thence by Descent

Literature

M. Hamel

Lot Essay

This painting will appear in the catalogue raisonné on Théodore Rousseau being prepared by Pierre Miquel and Réné Huyghe of the
Académie Français, and we are grateful to them for providing the documentation for this catalogue entry. This painting was examined by Michel Schulman in New York on August 15, 1991 and will be included in his forthcoming catalogue raisonné on Théodore Rousseau. We would also like to thank Mr. Schulman for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.