Lot 3226 - A200 19th Century Paintings - Friday, 01. April 2022, 04.00 PM
LÉOPOLD ROBERT
(Les Eplatures 1794–1835 Venice)
A shepherd and his sleeping daughter / Un vieux pâtre et sa fille endormie. 1820.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated lower right: L. Robert, 1820.
61 × 49.7 cm.
Provenance:
Swiss private collection.
Literature:
Pierre Gassier: Léopold Robert. Neuchâtel 1983, p. 295, no. 8 (with ill.).
In a letter dated 14 August 1820, Léopold Robert told his mother about the painting offered here:
"J'en commençai encore un (tableau), c'est un vieux pâtre des montagnes avec sa fille, tous deux endormis au pied d'une Madone de la forêt, à la suite d'un repas frugal."
Swiss private collection.
Literature:
Pierre Gassier: Léopold Robert. Neuchâtel 1983, p. 295, no. 8 (with ill.).
In a letter dated 14 August 1820, Léopold Robert told his mother about the painting offered here:
"J'en commençai encore un (tableau), c'est un vieux pâtre des montagnes avec sa fille, tous deux endormis au pied d'une Madone de la forêt, à la suite d'un repas frugal."
CHF 12 000 / 18 000 | (€ 12 370 / 18 560)
Sold for CHF 29 580 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.