Ensayo del lote
The present work is a study for Morisot's 1894 oil painting Le Bain (Private collection; Clairet, Montalant and Rouart no. 368).
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BERTHE MORISOT (1841-1895)
Baigneuse en chemise, Étude pour Le Bain
Details
BERTHE MORISOT (1841-1895)
Baigneuse en chemise, Étude pour Le Bain
stamped with signature 'B.M.' (lower left; Lugt 388a)
sanguine and black chalk and pencil on paper laid down on paper
22 1⁄8 x 17 ½ in. (56.2 x 44.5 cm.)
Drawn circa 1894
Baigneuse en chemise, Étude pour Le Bain
stamped with signature 'B.M.' (lower left; Lugt 388a)
sanguine and black chalk and pencil on paper laid down on paper
22 1⁄8 x 17 ½ in. (56.2 x 44.5 cm.)
Drawn circa 1894
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Anon. sale, Sotheby & Co., London, 6 April 1966, lot 2.
Stein (acquired at the above sale).
Sam Salz, Inc., New York.
Anon. sale, Sotheby & Co., London, 28 June 1972, lot 16.
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York (acquired at the above sale).
(probably) Acquired from the above by the late owner, circa 1975.
Anon. sale, Sotheby & Co., London, 6 April 1966, lot 2.
Stein (acquired at the above sale).
Sam Salz, Inc., New York.
Anon. sale, Sotheby & Co., London, 28 June 1972, lot 16.
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York (acquired at the above sale).
(probably) Acquired from the above by the late owner, circa 1975.
Literature
A. Clairet, D. Montalant, and Y. Rouart, Berthe Morisot: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, London, 1997, p. 293 (mentioned as related drawing to no. 368).
Further details
Yves Rouart has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Presentado por
Jakob Angner
Associate Vice President, Specialist, Head of Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper Sale