International Art Auction

June 18, 2013

LOT 122

Lot 122

Theodore Rousseau (1812-1867)

Theodore Rousseau (1812-1867)
Lot 122 Details
Theodore Rousseau (1812-1867), French

MOUNT CERVIN ZERMATT, SWISS ALPS, CIRCA 1834

Oil on thick paper on board; signed and titled verso, dated “about 1834” verso. Unframed.
7" x 11.25" — 17.8 x 28.6 cm.

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $6,000
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Theodore Rousseau (1812-1867)
  • Theodore Rousseau (1812-1867)
Provenance:

R.J. Wickenden from whom purchased by Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, Montreal, in 1905, inventory number V.H. 163
By descent through the family to the present Private Collection, Toronto

Note:

R.J. Wickenden wrote the biography for C.F. Daubigny and was familiar with the Barbizon School. Sir William Cornelius Van Horne purchased this work from Wickenden in 1905 as 1 of 8 sketches by “Barbizon artists””.

Rousseau was the leader and most important artist of the Barbizon School. In 1833, a year before the circa date of this work, Rousseau made his first visit to the forest of Fontainebleau which affected him greatly. In 1837, he moved to Barbizon where he was joined by Narcisse Virgilie Diaz de la Pena, Jules Dupre and others.

It is evident by the artists in the Van Horne collection that he was very interested in the members of the Barbizon School and was influenced by them in his own paintings.

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