JEAN PILLEMENT

(1728 Lyon 1808)
Herdsmen in a broad river landscape. 1787.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated lower left (incised): Jean Pillement 1787.
48.5 × 64 cm.

Provenance:
– Collection of the daughter of alderman Oberried, Basel, until 1800.
– Collection of Martin Bachofen-Heitz (1727–1814), Basel, from 1800 (listed in the supplement to the collection inventory of 1772: Pillement J., 3 Landschaften, 1800 gekauft von Ratsherr Oberrieds Tochter).
– Sale Auctiones AG, Basel, 26.–27.4.1990, Lot 36 A.
– Swiss collection.

Our thanks to Alastair Laing who has confirmed the authenticity of this work on the basis of a photograph.