Live Auction 3054The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection Part IV
Willem Roelofs (Amsterdam 1822-1897 Berchem)
Lot 77

Willem Roelofs (Amsterdam 1822-1897 Berchem)

Trees by the Mare à Piat in the Fontainebleau forest

Closed13 May 2015

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EUR 1,875

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Willem Roelofs (Amsterdam 1822-1897 Berchem)
Trees by the Mare à Piat in the Fontainebleau forest
signed 'W. Roelofs', located 'Fontainebleau à mare Piat' and inscribed 'Ce croquis a servi pour l'esquisse peinte donné [sic] à Mr Ganne/ architecte à Barbizon pour sa collection/ de tableaux.'

pencil, black chalk, brown ink framing lines
23.5 x 32.2 cm.

Jan Frederick Bianchi (1878-1963) (L. 3761).

Specialist note

According to the inscription this drawing was used for a sketch painted for Marie-François Ganne (1797-1861) who Roelofs calls an architect but who was a stonemason. He had established in Barbizon an inn which was especially popular with artists. The Auberge Ganne now serves as the Musée de l'Ecole de Barbizon.