Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879). L'abreuvoir, circa 1847. Oil on canvas. 17-1/4 x 23-1/2 inches (43.8 x 59.7 cm). ...

Description

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
L'abreuvoir, circa 1847
Oil on canvas
17-1/4 x 23-1/2 inches (43.8 x 59.7 cm)


PROVENANCE:
A. Read, Glasgow;
Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 10, 1898, lot 24 (as La baignade);
Miss R. Livingston, Frankfurt-am-Main;
Mr. Flersheim-Livingston, by descent from the above;
H. Flersheim, by descent from the above;
By descent to the heirs;
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, March 9, 1955, lot 91, p. 37, illustrated;
J. Kramer, Buenos Aires;
Dr. H. J. Paz;
Sotheby, Parke Bernet, London, December 8, 1977, lot 349;
Christie's, New York, May 13, 1999, lot 113;
Mainichi Art Auction, Japan, April 16, 2011, lot 382;
Private collection, Japan, acquired from the above.

LITERATURE:
E. Klossowski, Honoré Daumier, Munich, 1923, p. 33a;
K.E. Maison, Pantheon, July-August 1961, p. 207, fig. 6 illustrated;
K.E. Maison, Honoré Daumier: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings, Volume I (The Paintings), London, 1968, p. 56, no. 1-10, pl. 64 illustrated (described as indistinctly signed with initials).

This painting is sold in cooperation with the heirs of Martin and Florence Flersheim.





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