Théodore Rousseau Le Passage du gué

Théodore Rousseau
French
1812 - 1867
Le Passage du gué

signed TH. Rousseau (lower right)
oil on panel
panel: 12¼ by 21½ in.; 31.1 by 54.6 cm
framed: 19⅛ by 28 in.; 48.5 by 71 cm

Condition Report:
The panel is stable, in good condition, and beveled on all four sides. The paint surface is stable and in good condition. Upon close inspection, minor patterns of craquelure. Under UV light, areas of retouching in places to the sky, water, and foreground at left, and in places along the edges addressing previous frame abrasion; opaque varnish fluoresces green and may mask further areas of retouching.

Provenance:
with Durand-Ruel, Paris
Collection Fe’ral
Collection Balantine, USA, 1897
with Newhouse Galleries
with Thomas Colville Fine Art, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2016