Barbizon School, 19th Century Crepuscule Nuageux

Description:

Barbizon School, 19th Century

Crepuscule Nuageux. Bears inscription "TH.R" l.l., titled on an unattributed label affixed to the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 10 1/4 x 15 3/8 in., framed. Condition: Rippling to the canvas, discolored varnish, probably old retouch, areas of possible skinning, surface grime.

Provenance: Rops Auction House, Belgium, January 26, 2014, Lot 1098.

N.B. The work is not by Theodore Rousseau, although it bears his monogram.
Estimate $500-700

Not lined, surface grime on verso stretcher, spotty old varnish, U.V. examination shows no recent restoration.


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