Henri Fantin-Latour, Aubépines roses

Property from a Private Collection
Henri Fantin-Latour
1836 - 1904
Aubépines roses

Signed Fantin and dated Mai 1871 (upper right)
Oil on canvas
16 1/8 by 15 3/8 in. (50 by 39 cm)
Framed: 26 1/2 by 26 in. (67.3 by 66 cm)
Painted in May 1871.

This painting will be included in the catalogue raisonné of Fantin-Latour’s paintings and pastels by Galerie Brame & Lorenceau now in preparation

Condition Report:
The canvas has been cut and lined. Some wear and minor losses to the extreme edges. A network of fine crazing throughout. Under UV light: strokes of retouching throughout the background, most notably to the lower right of the branches. Some strokes of retouching in the foliage. The work is in fair condition.

Provenance:
Edwin Edwards, London
Williams & Son, London
Private Collection, Scotland
Private Collection, United Kingdom (and sold: Sotheby's, London, May 6, 1959, lot 113)
Frost & Reed, London (acquired at the above sale)
Herbert Wilcox, London
Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Los Angeles, February 4, 1975, lot 301
Private Collection, New York