JULES DUPRÉ | INTÉRIOR DE FERME DANS LE BERRY

Property from a Private Southwestern Collection
JULES DUPRÉ
French
1811 - 1889
INTÉRIOR DE FERME DANS LE BERRY

signed Jules Dupré and dated 1833 (lower right)
oil on canvas
18¾ by 24⅞ in.
47.6 by 63.2 cm

Condition Report:
The following condition report was kindly provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.:

Not examined out of the frame. This work has been restored and could be hung in its current condition. The canvas has an old lining. The surface is stable. Although remnants of old varnish are still visible under ultraviolet light, they do not affect the appearance of the work, and the painting is otherwise clean and attractively varnished. Some retouches have been added to address some pentimenti on the right side, in the upper right, and above the hanging laundry on the left side. Some cracking has been retouched in the darker part of the interior beneath the laundry. No retouches are apparent in the figure or objects.

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Provenance:
M. Susse, Paris (acquired in 1834)

M. Barroilhet, Paris (and sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 12, 1866, lot 16)

Le Comte d'Aquila, Paris (and sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 21, 1868, lot 12)

J. -B. Faure, Paris (and sold, 26, Boulevard des Italiens, Paris, June 7, 1873, lot 21, illustrated)

M. de Camondo, Paris (and sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, November 18, 1910, lot 21, illustrated)

Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired at the above sale)

Sale: Sotheby's, Monaco, December 6, 1991, lot 141, illustrated

Sale: Christie's, New York, May 27, 1992, lot 161, illustrated

Acquired at the above sale