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Constant Troyon (French, 1810-1865)
Lot 256

Constant Troyon (French, 1810-1865)

Le sommeil de la nymphe

Closed7 July 2010

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GBP 8,750

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Constant Troyon (French, 1810-1865)
Le sommeil de la nymphe
signed with initials (lower left)
oil on panel
9 5/8 x 7¼ in. (24.5 x 18.6 cm.)

Maison Brulon, Paris.
Their sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 15 February 1865 (Ffr 83).
Anonymous sale; Paris, Drouot, 14 April 1865.
Acquired at the above sale by Hector Brame, Paris.
Acquired from the above by John W. Wilson, Paris.
His sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 14-16 March 1861 (Ffr. 1630).
James Staats Forbes, London.
Kojiro Matsukata, Tokyo.

Specialist note

The present work is notable for its highly distinguished provenance. Key works from the Matsukata collection formed the basis for the Tokyo Museum of Western Art, while John Wilson and James Staats Forbes were among the most important collectors of Barbizon art of their generations.