Lot 344
Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña (1808-1876)

Lot 344 Details
Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña (1808-1876), French
TURKISH CHILDREN IN A WOOD
Mixed-media and oil on paperboard; signed lower left, inscribed "N 3167" in blue crayon verso and further inscribed "3743/W" verso, the frame also numbered "N. 3167" in red crayon verso
8.7 x 6.7 in — 22 x 17 cm
Estimate $2,000-$3,000
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Provenance:
Purchased by James Crathern (1830-1910), Montreal;
One of a collection of works by descent in 1910 to his daughter, Mrs. A. L. McArthur, Montreal;
By descent to her three daughters (when the collection was divided into three parts);
One daughter, Alexandria W. McDougall, sent the collection to W. Scott & Sons, Montreal where the collection was curated, catalogued and photographed by them in 1934, with their gallery label dated 1934, No. 86 to the frame verso;
This work being by descent to Mrs. W.K. Nelles, Montreal in 1934;
By descent to Mrs. T.W. Nelles (Muriel Joy Nelles), Montreal & Niagara-on-the Lake, ON;
The Estate of Muriel Joy Nelles, Niagara-on -the -Lake, ON