$13,200
Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812-1867) Twilight Landscape with Tree and Figure at a Pond Signed "Th. Rousseau" l.l., possible inscription to u.r. corner, with two handwritten loan labels from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, affixed to the frame. Oil on cradled panel, 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (16.0 x 21.6 cm), framed. Condition: Craquelure to u.r. corner, hairline crack to panel l.l., surface imperfections, varnish inconsistencies and discoloration, surface grime. Literature: Michel Schulman, Théodore Rousseau: 1812-1867 Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint (Paris: Ed. de l'Amateur, 1999), under the notes for Cat. No. 526, p. 280. Provenance: From the collection of Quincy Adams Shaw, to the current owner by family descent.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-09-20
