Decorative Arts and International Art Auction

June 16, 2015

LOT 370

Lot 370

Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)

Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)
Lot 370 Details
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895), French

PORTRAIT OF ALICE GAMBY, CIRCA 1890

Sanguine crayon on thin paper laid down to a support; atelier stamp lower left.
Sheet 22" x 16.25" — 55.9 x 41.3 cm.

Estimate $25,000-$35,000

Realised: $33,600
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)
  • Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)
Provenance:

Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, Plate 7, receipt 4322;
Four Arts Society, Palm Beach, Florida, Loan No. 65.10726;
Private Collection, Canada

Exhibited:

Galerie Durand-Ruel, “Berthe Morisot”, 1896, No. 256
inscribed to Slatkin Galleries label verso;
Baltimore Museum of Fine Arts, Baltimore, Maryland in “Four Paris Painters” inscribed to typed label verso

Note:

This drawing of Alice Gamby precurses Morisot’s oil on canvas Bust of Alice Gamby, 1890.

Alice Gamby is the step-daughter of Berthe’s estranged brother, Tiburce Morisot. In the spring of 1890, Gamby visted with Berthe at her home.

CONDITION DETAILS

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