(French, 1808–1876)Vieux Troncs de hetre (M. 1432), estate stamp lower right "Vente Diaz", oil on canvas, 21-3/8 x 16-7/8 in.; original gilt wood and composition frame, 32-7/8 x 28-1/2 in.Literature: Miquel, Pierre, Narcisse Virgile Diaz de La Pen?a, and Rolande Miquel. Narcisse Diaz de la Pen?a: 1807-1876. Courbevoie: ACR, 2006, No. 1432 (accompanied by facsimile of catalogue entry). - Provenance: Estate of the artist sold Hotel Drouot, Paris, January 1877, lot 82; Galerie Sedelmeyer, Paris; Estate of J.S. Inglis, sold Sotheby's, American Art Association, New York, March 10, 1910, lot 98; Knoedler Gallery, New York; MacFadden Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Thomas Agnew & Sons, London; Scott's Galleries, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, May 4, 1979; Christie's, New York, October 28, 1981, lot 89; Private Maryland Collection
Condition
lined, restretched on original stretcher, crackle, retouch mostly in areas of crackle; frame with abrasions, regilt