Lot 3228* - A198 19th Century Paintings - Friday, 01. October 2021, 04.00 PM
HORACE VERNET
(1789 Paris 1863)
Study for ‘Cholera aboard the Melpomène’ . 1833–1834.
Oil on paper laid on canvas.
Signed and indistinctly dated lower left: H Vernet 183(...).
38 × 31 cm.
Provenance:
- Collection of Eduard Hildebrandt (1817–1868).
- Estate sale of Hildebrandt 4.3.1869, Berlin, held in the artist’s home, Lot 183 (verso with the label as "Der Ausbruch der Cholera auf einem französischen / Kriegsschiffe (…)").
- Private collection, England.
- Sale Lawrences Auctioneers, Crewkerne, 11.7.2014, Lot 2020 (as "Study For `The Cholera on Board The Melpomene`").
- With Daxer & Marschall Kunsthandel, Munich.
- European collection.
CHF 20 000 / 30 000 | (€ 20 620 / 30 930)
Sold for CHF 24 700 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.