Henry Moret (1856-1913)
Port Louis, France
signed and dated 'Henry Moret -1895-' (lower right)
oil on canvas
21¼ x 25¾ in. (54 x 65.4 cm.)
Painted in 1895
Provenance
Galerie Durand-Ruel et Cie., Paris (acquired from the artist, December 1895).
Durand-Ruel Galleries, New York (acquired from the above, April 1897). Galerie Durand-Ruel et Cie., Paris (acquired from the above, June 1897).
Alayer collection (before 1950).
Galerie Meissner, Zurich.
Acquired by the family of the present owner, circa 1940s.
Exhibited
Brussels, La Libre Esthétique, 1895.
New York, Durand-Ruel Galleries, Paintings by Henry Moret, November 1901, no. 8.
Ohio, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, 1924.
Lot Essay
Jean-Yves Rolland will include this painting in his forthcoming Moret catalogue raisonné.