Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812-1867) Twilight Landscape with Tree and Figure at a Pond

Description:

Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812-1867)

Twilight Landscape with Tree and Figure at a Pond
Signed "Th. Rousseau" l.l., possible inscription to u.r. corner,
with two handwritten loan labels from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, affixed to the frame.
Oil on cradled panel, 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (16.0 x 21.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Craquelure to u.r. corner, hairline crack to panel l.l., surface imperfections, varnish inconsistencies and discoloration, surface grime.

Literature: Michel Schulman, Théodore Rousseau: 1812-1867 Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint (Paris: Ed. de l'Amateur, 1999),under the notes for Cat. No. 526, p. 280.

Provenance: From the collection of Quincy Adams Shaw, to the current owner by family descent.
Estimate $8,000-10,000

Records from The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, indicate that the painting was loaned to the museum for general exhibition in their galleries in 1917 and 1922.

Small X-shaped area of craquelure or surface imperfection appearing as a dark line, about 1/2 inch long in both directions, located in u.r. corner with a small paint loss (1/16 in.) at that point. A similar craquelure or black line at center left measuring 1/2 inch. Small paint losses at the center of each side edge, probably from frame abrasion. These are hidden by the frame liner. Minor abrasions with minute paint losses to center right, between the tree and the right edge. Hairline crack to panel at lower left, about 1 inch long. Discolored varnish with areas of pooling and with pinpoint-sized accretions, appearing as small black dots, scattered overall, that appear to be in the varnish layer.


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