Henry Moret (1856-1913) Les falaises
signed and dated 'Henry Moret 96' (lower left)
oil on canvas
61 x 73 cm
Painted in 1896
Henry Moret (1856-1913) Les falaises
signed and dated 'Henry Moret 96' (lower left)
oil on canvas
61 x 73 cm
Painted in 1896
Galerie Durand-Ruel et Cie., Paris (acquired from the artist, 12 January 1897) Jean d'Alayer and Marie-Louise Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired from the above in 1949); sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 18 February 1952, lot 91 Private collection, Paris (1974) Galerie du Post-Impressionnisme, Paris (by 2002) Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2007
Jean-Yves Rolland will include this work in his forthcoming Moret catalogue raisonné.
C.-G. and J. Le Paul, L’Impressionnisme dans l’Ecole de Pont-Aven, Lausanne, 1983, p. 157 (illustrated) J-Y. Rolland and M-B. Baranger, Henry Moret, Plomelin, 2002, p.79 (illustrated)
Paris, Galerie Durand-Ruel et Cie., La Mer par Henry Moret , May 1898, no. 16.