Bertin (Francois-Edouard, 1797-1871). View on the outskirts of Marseilles

Bertin (Francois-Edouard, 1797-1871). View on the outskirts of Marseilles, pencil on pale blue-green wove paper, heightened with white chalk, inscribed 'Marseilles' in brown ink to lower right corner, some light handling marks to sheet edges, and minor loss to upper margin towards upper right corner, sheet size 395 x 563 mm (15.5 x 22.2 ins), together with:
Rosenlaui, Switzerland, pencil on pale brown laid paper, heightened with dark brown chalk, with contemporary inscription in brown ink to upper right corner 'Rosenlaui', sheet size 440 x 490 mm (17.3 x 19.25 ins), window-mounted

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Provenance: Eric Carlson (1940-2016), Professor of Art History at SUNY-Purchase, and art dealer in New York who specialised in 19th century French drawings and prints. These two drawings formed part of lots 115 and 124 in a sale at Swann Galleries, New York, Old Master Drawings, November 5, 2019.