- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875)
Jeune fille assise lisant, les cheveux sur les épaules
Signed “Corot” l.r.
Oil on canvas, 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (32.3 x 24.7 cm), framed.
Condition: Canvas trimmed, lined, and laid on board, retouch, craquelure, minor frame abrasions.
Provenance: Sold by the artist to M. Tédesco, c. 1873-74; Knoedler New York, no. 45731; Collection of
Mrs. Harvey H. Bundy, then by descent within the family.
Literature: Alfred Robaut, L’Oeuvre de Corot (Paris: éd. Floury, 1905), Vol. III, pp. 10-11 (illus.).
N.B. This work has been authenticated by Martin Dieterle and Claire Lebeau, and a photo certificate
accompanies the lot. The painting is thought to date between 1855 and 1860.
$25,000-35,000
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