Provenance

(probably) Germain Payen, Malmerspach, Alsace.
Ferdinand Tempelaere (1874-1955), Paris.
with Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York, by 1920.
Josef Stransky (1874-1936), New York, by 1931.
with Wildenstein & Co., New York, 1938 (possibly just on consignment)
Estate sale of Josef Stransky; Sotheby's Park Bernet, New York, 13 March 1957, lot 77.
Louis A. Green (d. 1968), New York.
Evelyn Green Davis (1903-1985), New York, by descent.
Her estate sale; Sotheby's, New York, 22 May 1986, lot 14.
with Richard L. Feigen & Co., New York.
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner, 1993
Sale Christie's, New York, 21 May 2025, nr. 147

Other works by Gustave Courbet

The Wave
1869-70

Portrait of Pierre Dupont
1868

The Cave

Lou's Cave in the Snow
1874

La forêt en hiver
c. 1872-73