Le pâtre dominant la gorge rocheuse

Details

Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875)
Le pâtre dominant la gorge rocheuse
signed, dated and dedicated 'COROT 1859 à Léon Leleux' (lower left)
oil on cradled panel
17 3/8 x 23 1/8 in. (44.1 x 58.7 cm.) (oval)
Painted in 1859

Provenance

Léon Leleux, Geneva (gift from the artist).
Galerie Georges Petit, Paris (circa 1900).
Jean Dieterle, Paris (circa 1905).
Denys Cochin, Paris (circa 1907).
Jos Bernheim, Paris (1908).
Brame, Paris (1909).
Anon. sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 1922, lot 10.
Fernand Lambert, Paris (1922).
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 28 November 1994, lot 9.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Literature

A. Robaut, L'oeuvre de Corot, Catalogue raisonné et illustré, Paris, 1965, vol. II, p. 374, no. 1183 (the author's sketch illustrated, p. 375; dated 1857).

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Schmit, Corot, May-June 1971, no. 43 (illustrated).

Lot Essay

Léon Leleux, the first owner of this painting, was the brother of the artists Adolphe and Armaud Leleux, genre and history painters in the mainstream 19th century tradition. Armaud was particularly drawn to Swiss scenes and his work can be found in museums in Geneva as well as Montauban, Paris and Toulouse. Adolphe was made Chevalier de la Legion d'Honeur in 1855 and his works can also be seen in museums in Paris, Antwerp and Dijon.

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