Lot Essay
Herson was a student of Diaz and an inscription on the stretcher indicates that the figures were painted by Diaz.
Details
EMILE ANTOINE FRANCOIS HERSON (French, b. 1805) and NARCISSE VIRGILE DIAZ DE LA PENA (French, 1807-1876)
A Nogent le Roi
signed E. Herson lower right--oil on canvas
14 x 16 1/8in. (35.6 x 41cm.) unframed
A Nogent le Roi
signed E. Herson lower right--oil on canvas
14 x 16 1/8in. (35.6 x 41cm.) unframed
Provenance
Possibly, Anon. sale, June 29, 1927, for 1,600 Fr.