Lot Essay
We are grateful to Professor Gabriel P. Weisberg for confirming the authenticity of this lot.
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Book and Pear (Livre et à la poire)
Details
THÉODULE-AUGUSTIN RIBOT (SAINT-NICOLAS-D'ATTEZ 1823 - 1891 COLOMBES)
Book and Pear (Livre et à la poire)
signed 't. Ribot' (lower left)
oil on canvas
15 1⁄8 x 18 ¼ in. (38.5 x 46 cm.)
Book and Pear (Livre et à la poire)
signed 't. Ribot' (lower left)
oil on canvas
15 1⁄8 x 18 ¼ in. (38.5 x 46 cm.)
Provenance
with Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
with Raphaël Gérard, Paris.
Sacha Guitry, Paris, by 1929.
Anonymous sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 16 June 1972, lot 159 (as 'Livre et poire').
with André Watteau Gallery, Paris
with H. Schickman Gallery, Inc., New York (as 'Still Life of a Book and Pear'), where acquired by Joey and Toby Tanenbaum, Toronto.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 23 May 1997, lot 75, where acquired by the present owner.
with Raphaël Gérard, Paris.
Sacha Guitry, Paris, by 1929.
Anonymous sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 16 June 1972, lot 159 (as 'Livre et poire').
with André Watteau Gallery, Paris
with H. Schickman Gallery, Inc., New York (as 'Still Life of a Book and Pear'), where acquired by Joey and Toby Tanenbaum, Toronto.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 23 May 1997, lot 75, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
G. Pillement, Les Pré-Impressionistes, Zoug, 1974, p. 256, no. 278.
Brought to you by
Alastair Plumb
Senior Specialist, Head of Sale, European Art