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Property from a Massachusetts Collection
JEAN-LOUIS-ERNEST MEISSONIER (FRENCH, 1815-1891)
Sentinelle en 1796
Details
JEAN-LOUIS-ERNEST MEISSONIER (FRENCH, 1815-1891)
Sentinelle en 1796
signed and dated 'EMeissonier 1867' (with the first two letters conjoined, lower right)
oil on canvas
21 ¼ x 12 ½ in. (54 x 31.8 cm.)
Sentinelle en 1796
signed and dated 'EMeissonier 1867' (with the first two letters conjoined, lower right)
oil on canvas
21 ¼ x 12 ½ in. (54 x 31.8 cm.)
Provenance
Howard Murray (1859-1930), Montreal.
His sale; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 23 October 1941, lot 14, as The Sentry.
with F. Schnittjer and Son, New York, acquired at the above sale.
Their sale; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 14 January 1943, lot 6, as The Sentry.
Likely acquired by Forsyth Wickes (1876-1964).
By descent to the present owner.
His sale; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 23 October 1941, lot 14, as The Sentry.
with F. Schnittjer and Son, New York, acquired at the above sale.
Their sale; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 14 January 1943, lot 6, as The Sentry.
Likely acquired by Forsyth Wickes (1876-1964).
By descent to the present owner.
Literature
M. Chaumelin, Portraits d'artistes, E. Meissonier, J. Breton, Paris, 1887, p. 51, no. 134.
M. O. Gréard, Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, ses souvenirs, ses entretiens, précédés d'une étude sur sa vie et son oeuvre, Paris, 1897, p. 400, as Sentinelle 1re République.
M. O. Gréard, Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, ses souvenirs, ses entretiens, précédés d'une étude sur sa vie et son oeuvre, Paris, 1897, p. 400, as Sentinelle 1re République.
Brought to you by
Laura H. Mathis
VP, Specialist, Head of Sale
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