Théodore Rousseau

Provenance

The artist.
with Ennemond Blanc, Paris, likely acquired directly from the above in 1860.
His sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 7 April 1862, nr. 37.
The artist, reacquired at the above sale.
with Paul Durand-Ruel and Hector Brame, Paris.
Antoine-François Marmontel (1816-1898), Paris, acquired directly from the above, by 1867.
His sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 11-14 May 1868, nr. 61 (incorrectly catalogued as on canvas).
Johann Peter Kaspar Meyer (1800-1887), Dresden, probably by 1872.
Auguste Meyer Müller (1843-1904), his daughter, by decent.
Dr. jur. Alwin Woldemar von Dietel (1861-1928) and Adele Müller von Dietel (1868-1946), her daughter, by descent.
Their sale; Frederik Muller & Cie., Amsterdam, 30 November 1926, nr. 19.
Auguste W. Volz, The Hague.
His sale; Frederik Muller & Cie., Amsterdam, 15-21 April 1947, nr. 380
Hendrikus Egbertus Ten Cate (1868-1955), Almelo, Holland.
His sale; Sotheby’s, London, 3 December 1958 nr. 82
L. Heim, acquired at the above sale.
with Galerie André Watteau, Paris, by 1975.
Private collection, Paris, by 1977.
Private collection, Japan.
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, New York, 19 November 1998, nr 122, as Le chêne de roche, Forêt de Fontainebleau.
Private collection, Paris.
with Salander-O’Reilly Galleries, New York, by 2002.
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner.
Sale Christie's, New York, 31 October 2018, nr. 11

Other works by Théodore Rousseau

Twilight
1840 - 1867

Paysage d'Auvergne (?)

Leaving the Forest, Fontainebleau: Setting Sun
1851

Sunset near Arbonne
c. 1860-65

The Forest in Winter at Sunset
c. 1846-67