MASTER OF THE CORTÈGES (ACTIVE IN FRANCE CIRCA 1650)
Peasants drinking and music making in a tavern
oil on canvas
41 1/2 x 37 1/2 in. (105.5 x 95.3 cm.)
MASTER OF THE CORTÈGES (ACTIVE IN FRANCE CIRCA 1650)
Peasants drinking and music making in a tavern
oil on canvas
41 1/2 x 37 1/2 in. (105.5 x 95.3 cm.)
Marquis de Lassay; his sale, Joullain Fils, Paris, 22 May 1775, lot 49, as Le Nain. R. Miller, Edinburgh. Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 17 May 1968, lot 141, as Le Nain (1,000 gns. to Perman). Anonymous sale; Christie's, Monaco, 2 December 1989, lot 29. Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 13 July 2001, lot 164, where acquired by the present owner.