Henri-Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819-1916)
Ruines du chateau d'Hirisson
signed and dated 'H. Harpignies 1877' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 14 in. (63.4 x 35.5 cm.)
Painted in 1877
Provenance
Boussoud, Valadon et Cie. Paris.
Anon. Sale, Galerie George Petit, Paris, 21 June 1900, lot 31.
Goupil Gallery, London.
John Bailli, London; his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 22 May 1913, lot 14.
Anon. Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 15 November 1973.
Literature
Studio, 1913, no. 48.
Lot Essay
Robert and Anne Hellebranth will include this work in their forthcoming Harpignies catalogue raisonné.