Theodore Rousseau

A Path among the Rocks



Theodore Rousseau - A Path among the Rocks



Theodore Rousseau
A Path among the Rocks
probably 1861
38.1 x 60 cm
Oil on wood
Signed (lower left): TH.Rousseau.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913


Provenance

Alfred Sensier, Paris, until 1872
sold 17 May 1872 to Durand-Ruel)
with Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1872, sold on 21 December 1872, to Fèbvre
with Fèbvre, Paris, in 1872
possibly with Durand-Ruel retaining a financial interest
Laurent-Richardm until 1878
his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 23-25 May 1878, nr. 63
William Schaus, New York, until died 1892
his estate sale, American Art Association, New York, 28 February 1896, nr. 8, to Knoedler
with Knoedler, New York, 1896
Benjamin Altman, New York, 1896-died 1913

External links

Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession number 14.40.814

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Théodore Rousseau The Valley of Saint-Vincent
The Valley of Saint-Vincent
1830

Théodore Rousseau The Crooked Tree at the Carrefour de l'Epine
The Crooked Tree at the Carrefour de l'Epine
1852

Théodore Rousseau An Avenue of Trees
An Avenue of Trees
1849

Théodore Rouseau Clearing in the High Forest of Fontainebleau
Clearing in the High Forest of Fontainebleau
1866

Pierre-Etienne-Theodore Rousseau A Market in Normandy
A Market in Normandy
1830s