$677
Barbizon School, 19th Century Landscape with Wood Gatherer , c. 1868-72 Unsigned, stenciled "VIEILLE. Md DE COULEURS. Rentoile et. Restaure les Tableaux. Rue Bréda, 30, PARIS" on the reverse. Oil on panel, 12 x 16 1/8 in. (30.5 x 41.0 cm), framed. Condition: Fine craquelure, surface grime. Provenance: From a North Shore estate. According to the family, likely purchased at Doll & Richards, Boston. N.B. The Parisian art materials supplier Vieille operated between 1865 to 1872, and at its Rue Bréda, 30 location between 1868 to 1872 (1). Vieille was one of several known suppliers favored by French Barbizon School painters. (2) 1. http://www.npg.org.uk/research/programmes/directory-of-suppliers/v.php 2. Stéphanie Constantin, The Barbizon Painters: A Guide to Their Suppliers, Studies in Conservation , Vol. 46, No. 1 (2001), pp. 49-67.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-19