Henri Martin L'École et le pont sur le Vert à...

Property of a Gentleman
Henri Martin
1860 - 1943

L'École et le pont sur le Vert à Labastide-du-Vert
signed Henri Martin and dated 35 (lower right)
oil on canvas
28 ⅜ by 33 in.
72 by 84 cm.
Executed in 1935.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the late Cyrille Martin.

Condition Report:
The canvas is unlined and the edges are taped. Very minor hairline craquelure in the thickest areas of impasto in the lower register and in the sky. One nailhead-sized loss to the pigment in the sky. A couple instances of paint lifting along the upper edge in the sky. Under UV light: no evidence of inpainting or previous restoration. The work is in overall very good condition.

Provenance:
Marcel Bernheim & Cie., Paris

Helen Kristoffersens Dobsbo, Norway (acquired in 1961)

Sotheby’s, London, 27 June 1990, lot 129 (consigned by the above)

Christie’s, New York, 19 November 1998, lot 165

Richard Green Fine Paintings, London

Private Collection, Florida (acquired from the above in 1999)

Sotheby's, New York, 15 May 2019, lot 381 (consigned by the above)

Acquired from the above by the present owner