Provenance

The artist's studio stamp (L. 1460) (†);
probably, Drouot, Paris, 10-11 May 1875, lot 149, as Bergère endormie. Croquis au crayon noir. 1855.
Alexis Rouart (1839-1911), Paris.
with Gallerie Brame, Paris, (J.-F. Millet Dessinateur, 1938, no. 43, as La Dormeuse).
probably with Gallerie L.-G. Baugin, Paris, by 1952.
with Galerie Marcel Guiot, Paris ("Elles", Évocations Féminines de Watteau à Villon, November-December 1960, no. 69, as La Dormeuse).
Jean Cau (1925-1993), Paris (†); Beaussant and Lefevre, Paris, 16 December 1993, lot 40, where purchased for the present collection
Sale Christie's, London, 2 July 2025, nr. 204

Other works by Jean-François Millet

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, after Raphael

Liberty
1848-49

Entrance to the Forest of Barbizon, Effect of Snow
1853

Self-Portrait with a Woollen Cap

First Steps
c. 1859-66