Theodore Rousseau French, 1812-1867 Twilight, circa 1850 French, 1812-1867 Twilight, circa 1850 Signed T.H. Rousseau (lr) Oil on cradled panel 16 7/16 x 24 7/8 inches (41.7 x 63.2 cm) Provenance: Collection of Henry Vever Durand-Ruel, Paris, no. 1508 Collection of Van Praet, Brussels Collection of Garnier, Paris Garnier Sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, December 30, 1894, Sale of H. S. Henry Collection, American Art Association, New York, January 25, 1907, Purchased by J. Montgomery and the Honorable Hugh J. Grant on the above date Collection of the Honorable Hugh J. Grant Mayor of New York, 1889-1892 Thence by descent in the family to the present owner Literature: Michael Shulman, Theodore Rousseau, Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1999, p. 217, no. 357, illus. A copy of the original receipt and the original sale catalogue pages from the American Art Association accompany this lot. The Collection of Hugh J. Grant and Lucie
Dirty varnish. Frame rubbing. Panel split and repaired - horizontal 7 inch split at far right lower center from edge. With inpainting around. Tiny ding upper center. Few small splits in panel along the right edge, they do not appear to have gone through to the back. Inpainting scattered along the outer edges. Could not detect further restoration under UV light through the dulling varnish. *** there are very tiny fissures in the surface of the painting at the far left center. Does not appear to go through to the back of the panel.
Theodore Rousseau French, 1812-1867 Twilight, circa 1850 French, 1812-1867 Twilight, circa 1850 Signed T.H. Rousseau (lr) Oil on cradled panel 16 7/16 x 24 7/8 inches (41.7 x 63.2 cm) Provenance: Collection of Henry Vever Durand-Ruel, Paris, no. 1508 Collection of Van Praet, Brussels Collection of Garnier, Paris Garnier Sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, December 30, 1894, Sale of H. S. Henry Collection, American Art Association, New York, January 25, 1907, Purchased by J. Montgomery and the Honorable Hugh J. Grant on the above date Collection of the Honorable Hugh J. Grant Mayor of New York, 1889-1892 Thence by descent in the family to the present owner Literature: Michael Shulman, Theodore Rousseau, Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 1999, p. 217, no. 357, illus. A copy of the original receipt and the original sale catalogue pages from the American Art Association accompany this lot. The Collection of Hugh J. Grant and Lucie
Dirty varnish. Frame rubbing. Panel split and repaired - horizontal 7 inch split at far right lower center from edge. With inpainting around. Tiny ding upper center. Few small splits in panel along the right edge, they do not appear to have gone through to the back. Inpainting scattered along the outer edges. Could not detect further restoration under UV light through the dulling varnish. *** there are very tiny fissures in the surface of the painting at the far left center. Does not appear to go through to the back of the panel.
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