Hugues Merle (French, 1823-1881)
Thoughts of the Future
signed and dated 'HUGUES MERLE./1864' (lower left)
oil on canvas, unframed
40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm.)
Hugues Merle (French, 1823-1881)
Thoughts of the Future
signed and dated 'HUGUES MERLE./1864' (lower left)
oil on canvas, unframed
40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm.)
Aaron Augustus Healy (1850-1921), New York. His sale, Chickering Hall, New York, 14 February 1891, lot 60. Robert B. Woodward (1840 - 1915), New York, acquired at the above sale. Gifted by the above to the present owner, 1915.
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