Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (artist) French, 1796 - 1875 River View, 1868/1872 oil on wood Overall: 32.2 x 40.6 x 1 cm (12 11/16 x 16 x 3/8 in.) framed: 61 x 69.9 x 7.6 cm (24 x 27 1/2 x 3 in.) Gift of R. Horace Gallatin 1949.1.2 |
Provenance
Sir John Charles Frederic Sigismund Day [d. 1908], Falkland Lodge, Newbury, Berkshire, by 1891;[1] (his estate sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd., London, 13 May 1909, no. 11); purchased by (Arnold & Tripp, Paris).[2] (E.J. van Wisselingh and Co., Amsterdam); sold 1909 to (M. Knoedler & Co., London, New York, and Paris);[3] sold 1909 to R. Horace Gallatin [1871-1948], New York; bequest 1949 to NGA.
[1] Alfred Robaut, L'oeuvre de Corot, Paris, 1905: III:364, no. 2327 (1865-1872).
[2] Annotated catalogue of Day sale in M. Knoedler library.
[3] According to Getty Provenance Index, quoting M. Knoedler records.