Norbert Goeneutte, French 1854-1894- A seated man, wearing a red...

Norbert Goeneutte,
French 1854-1894-

A seated man, wearing a red hat and white apron, holding a pitcher and glass;

oil on panel, signed 'Norbert Goeneutte' (lower left), 22.1 x 16 cm.

Provenance:
with Gimpel Fils, London, since 1950s (purchased from 'Hellebrank').

Note:
We are grateful to Christophe Duvivier for confirming the authenticity of the present lot.

Goeneutte's success was consistent throughout his short life and his work took him beyond Paris to London, Venice and Rotterdam. His talent as a printmaker and illustrator are particularly celebrated, most notably his illustrations for 'La Terre' by Emile Zola. Born in Paris, he studied under Isidore Pils (1815-1875) at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in the early 1870s. Following Pils's death in 1875, and the appointment of an unpopular teacher Henri Lehmann, Êdouard Manet (1832-1883) was asked to take over. Manet declined - although in time Goeneutte clearly came to be influenced by his work - and Goeneutte left to set up his own studio.