ROSA BONHEUR | BOUQUETS D’ARBRES DANS LA PRAIRIE

Property from a Private California Collection
ROSA BONHEUR
French
1822 - 1899
BOUQUETS D’ARBRES DANS LA PRAIRIE

indistinctly signed R... Bonheur (lower left); with the wax Vente Bonheur stamp on the reverse
oil on paper laid down on canvas
canvas: 13¾ by 11 in.; 33.9 by 27.9 cm
framed: 22 by 24¼ in.; 55.8 by 61.5 cm

We would like to thank Annie-Paule Quinsac for kindly contributing to this catalogue entry and confirming the authenticity of this work.

Condition Report:
Oil on paper laid down on canvas. Under UV: Dashes of inpainting and trees, concentrated at left, dashes and strokes to sky at right, dots and dashes in landscape; inpainting along edges to address frame abrasion.

Provenance:
The artist’s studio (and sold, Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, May 30-June 2, 1900, lot 707)

Jerry Malzahn

Galerie Michael, Beverly Hills

Acquired from the above