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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.
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