Léon-Augustin Lhermitte

Boussod, Valadon & Cie, Paris (no. 21503)
Arthur Tooth & Sons, London (February 1909)
Wallis French Gallery London (March 1909)
Private Collection
Richard Green, London
Sale: Christie's, New York, October 25, 2006, lot 153, illustrated
Private collection, Los Angeles (acquired from the above sale)

Monique Le Pelley Fonteny, Léon Augustin Lhermitte: 1844-1925: Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1991, p. 254, no. 542, illustrated (with incorrect medium and measurements)

The following condition report was kindly provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.: This work is well restored. The canvas is not lined but has been treated with a non-acidic adhesive. It is well stretched. Under ultraviolet light, no retouches are visible in the sky. Much of the original pigment in the darker colors reads quite strongly, but it seems that this all corresponds to original pigment. The painting seems to be in very original condition and should be hung as is.
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For more information on Léon-Augustin Lhermitte see lot 58.