Gaston La Touche (French, 1854-1913)
La promenade
signed 'G. LATOUCHE' (lower left) and inscribed 'A Marie Thérèse Elrotte pour ses 39 ans' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
18¾ x 21¾ in. (48 x 55 cm.)
Provenance
Marie-Thérèse Erlotte. Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 13 February 1985, lot 104. with Richard Green, London. Private collection, England. Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 17 March 1995, lot 85.
Lot Essay
We are grateful to Roy Brindley and Selina Baring MacLennan for confirming the authenticity of the work which will be included in their forthcoming Gaston La Touche catalogue raisonné.