Lot 8
  • 8

Berthe Morisot

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jeune paysanne allongĂ©e
  • Stamped with the initials B.M (Lugt L.338a, lower right)
  • Colored pencils on tracing paper
  • 5 7/8 by 8 3/8 in.
  • 15 by 21.3 cm
  • Executed circa 1891.

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Eastlake Gallery, Inc., New York
Galerie Hopkins-Thomas, Paris
Acquired from the above circa 1990 (and sold: Christie's, New York, November 7, 2007, lot 123)
Private Collection, Connecticut (acquired at the above sale by the present owner)

Condition

Colored pencils on tracing paper. Surface in generally good condition. There is one very small loss at the extreme lower center edge of the sheet, not visible in the mat. Some faint fox marks and possible slight discoloration of tracing paper. Hinged to mat at top by tape.
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