Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) Les laveuses du quai d'Anjou (Les blanchisseuses — Les laveuses sur l'escalier) signed 'h. Daumier' (lower right) oil on panel 18 ¼ x 12 7/8 in. (46.4 x 32.6 cm.) Painted in 1850-1852 Provenance Arsène Alexandre, Paris (possibly acquired from the family of the artist); sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 18 May 1903, lot 16. Graat et Madoulé, Paris. Uhle Collection, Dresden. Max Silberberg, Breslau (by 1926); his forced sale, Paul Graupe, Berlin, 23 March 1935, lot 23. Galerie Matthiesen, Berlin. Karl Goeritz, Chemnitz and London. Irmgard Goeritz Selver, New York (by descent from the above, 1939 and until at least June 1961). Otto Wertheimer (Galerie Les Tourettes), Basel. Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York. Acquired from the above by the late owners, January 1965. The present work is being offered for sale pursuant to a settlement agreement between the consignor and the heir of Max Silberberg. This resolves any dispute over ownership of the work and title will pass to the buyer.
Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) Les laveuses du quai d'Anjou (Les blanchisseuses — Les laveuses sur l'escalier) signed 'h. Daumier' (lower right) oil on panel 18 ¼ x 12 7/8 in. (46.4 x 32.6 cm.) Painted in 1850-1852 Provenance Arsène Alexandre, Paris (possibly acquired from the family of the artist); sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 18 May 1903, lot 16. Graat et Madoulé, Paris. Uhle Collection, Dresden. Max Silberberg, Breslau (by 1926); his forced sale, Paul Graupe, Berlin, 23 March 1935, lot 23. Galerie Matthiesen, Berlin. Karl Goeritz, Chemnitz and London. Irmgard Goeritz Selver, New York (by descent from the above, 1939 and until at least June 1961). Otto Wertheimer (Galerie Les Tourettes), Basel. Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York. Acquired from the above by the late owners, January 1965. The present work is being offered for sale pursuant to a settlement agreement between the consignor and the heir of Max Silberberg. This resolves any dispute over ownership of the work and title will pass to the buyer.
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