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An elegant company in a park
Details
JEAN-BAPTISTE JOSEPH PATER (VALENCIENNES 1695-1736 PARIS)
An elegant company in a park
oil on canvas
16 1/8 x 22 in. (41 x 55.8 cm.)
An elegant company in a park
oil on canvas
16 1/8 x 22 in. (41 x 55.8 cm.)
Provenance
(Possibly) Daniel Saint (1778-1847); his sale, C.P. Defer, Paris, 4 May 1846, lot 67, catalogue printed as Watteau, with hand written correction to Pater, (sold with its pendant lot 68 for 1035 francs to Favare).
Madame Jean Petin; Palais Galliéra, Paris, 22 November 1972, lot 47.
with François Heim, Paris, by June 1975.
Anonymous sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 4 June 1984, lot 10, where acquired by,
Professor René Küss (1913-2006); (†) Christie's, London, 7 December 2006, lot 15, where acquired by the present owner.
Madame Jean Petin; Palais Galliéra, Paris, 22 November 1972, lot 47.
with François Heim, Paris, by June 1975.
Anonymous sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 4 June 1984, lot 10, where acquired by,
Professor René Küss (1913-2006); (†) Christie's, London, 7 December 2006, lot 15, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
(Possibly) F. Ingersoll-Smouse, Pater, Paris, 1928, p. 47, under no. 123, 'Dix personnages, hommes, femmes et enfants, les uns assis, les autres debout s'entretiennent ensemble. Gracieux tableau traité en esquisse. Pendant de Paysage no. 108.'
