Lot Essay
Christine Lenoir and Maria de la Ville Fromoit have confirmed the authenticity of this painting.
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La petite mandoliniste (Marthe Lebasque)
Details
Henri Lebasque (1865-1937)
La petite mandoliniste (Marthe Lebasque)
signed 'H. Lebasque.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
31¾ x 25¾ in. (80.6 x 65.4 cm.)
Painted in 1905
La petite mandoliniste (Marthe Lebasque)
signed 'H. Lebasque.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
31¾ x 25¾ in. (80.6 x 65.4 cm.)
Painted in 1905
Provenance
Henri Vian, Paris; sale, Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, 27 November 1919, lot 17.
M.H. Bodenheimer (by 1928); Estate sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 1 June 1938, lot 18.
Anon. sale, Perrin-Royere-Lajeunesse, Versailles, 13 March 1988, lot 52.
Richard Green, London (by 1988).
Hollis Taggart Galleries, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, December 1993.
M.H. Bodenheimer (by 1928); Estate sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 1 June 1938, lot 18.
Anon. sale, Perrin-Royere-Lajeunesse, Versailles, 13 March 1988, lot 52.
Richard Green, London (by 1988).
Hollis Taggart Galleries, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, December 1993.
Literature
A. Tabarant, "Henri Lebasque," Art et les Artistes, nouvelle série, no. 10, date unknown, p. 18.
P. Vitry, Henri Lebasque, Paris, 1928, p. 130 (illustrated; dated 1904).
D. Bazetoux, Henri Lebasque, Catalogue raisonné, Neuilly-sur-Marne, 2008, vol. I, p. 206, no. 735 (illustrated).
P. Vitry, Henri Lebasque, Paris, 1928, p. 130 (illustrated; dated 1904).
D. Bazetoux, Henri Lebasque, Catalogue raisonné, Neuilly-sur-Marne, 2008, vol. I, p. 206, no. 735 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Paris, Exposition de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1904 (sic), no. 723 (titled Joueuse de mandoline).
London, Richard Green, Exhibition of Impressionist Paintings, 1988, no. 23 (illustrated).
London, Richard Green, Exhibition of Impressionist Paintings, 1988, no. 23 (illustrated).
Sale room notice
Christine Lenoir and Maria de la Ville Fromoit have confirmed the authenticity of this painting.