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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
BERTHE MORISOT (1841-1895)
Portrait de Jeanne Pontillon
Details
BERTHE MORISOT (1841-1895)
Portrait de Jeanne Pontillon
stamped with the signature 'Berthe Morisot' (Lugt 1826; lower right)
sanguine on paper
13 5⁄8 x 18 in. (34.7 x 45.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1893
Portrait de Jeanne Pontillon
stamped with the signature 'Berthe Morisot' (Lugt 1826; lower right)
sanguine on paper
13 5⁄8 x 18 in. (34.7 x 45.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1893
Provenance
Moritz Gutmann, New York, and thence by descent; sale, Ader, Paris, 12 June 2009, lot 122.
Acquired at the above sale; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 5 November 2009, lot 317.
Private collection, United Kingdom, by whom acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, London, 5 February 2014, lot 207.
Acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 5 November 2009, lot 317.
Private collection, United Kingdom, by whom acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, London, 5 February 2014, lot 207.
Acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
M.-L. Bataille & G. Wildenstein, Berthe Morisot, Catalogue des peintures, pastels et aquarelles, Paris, 1961, no. 338, p. 46.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Durand-Ruel, Berthe Morisot, March 1896, no. 233, p. 33 (titled 'Mlle J. P.').
Further details
Yves Rouart has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Brought to you by
Veronica Scarpati
Head of Works on Paper Sale