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The Comité Caillebotte has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.
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La Seine et la pointe de l'Ile Marande
Details
Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894)
La Seine et la pointe de l'Ile Marande
signed 'G. Caillebotte' (lower left)
oil on canvas
23 5/8 x 28 7/8 in. (60.1 x 73.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1890-1891
La Seine et la pointe de l'Ile Marande
signed 'G. Caillebotte' (lower left)
oil on canvas
23 5/8 x 28 7/8 in. (60.1 x 73.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1890-1891
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris.
Anon. sale, Palais Gallièra, Paris, 9 December 1969, lot 52 (titled Bord de Rivière).
M. Schulman, Paris.
Anon. sale, Hôtel Rameau, Versailles, 5 December 1971, lot 94 (titled Bords de Seine).
Anon. sale, Hôtel Rameau, Versailles, 26 November 1972, lot 84 (titled Les peupliers au bord de la Seine).
Anon. sale, Salle Camargo, Cassis, 13 July 1974, lot 17.
Anon. sale, Hôtel des Ventes, Lilles, 15 December 1974 (titled La Seine à Vernon).
Floralies; sale, Hôtel Rameau, Versailles, 13 June 1979, lot 123 (titled Bord de Rivière).
Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner.
Anon. sale, Palais Gallièra, Paris, 9 December 1969, lot 52 (titled Bord de Rivière).
M. Schulman, Paris.
Anon. sale, Hôtel Rameau, Versailles, 5 December 1971, lot 94 (titled Bords de Seine).
Anon. sale, Hôtel Rameau, Versailles, 26 November 1972, lot 84 (titled Les peupliers au bord de la Seine).
Anon. sale, Salle Camargo, Cassis, 13 July 1974, lot 17.
Anon. sale, Hôtel des Ventes, Lilles, 15 December 1974 (titled La Seine à Vernon).
Floralies; sale, Hôtel Rameau, Versailles, 13 June 1979, lot 123 (titled Bord de Rivière).
Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner.
Literature
M. Berhaut, Caillebotte, Sa vie et son oeuvre, Catalogue raisonné des peintures et pastels, Paris, 1978, p. 212, no. 389 (illustrated). M. Berhaut, Caillebotte, Sa vie et son oeuvre, Catalogue raisonné des peintures et pastels, Paris, 1994, p. 226, no. 417 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, on extended loan, 1979-2001.
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