François Edouard Bertin

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1797-1871

A View of Avignon

Black and white chalk, over graphite, on blue paper.

17 7/8 x 25 inches (454 x 634 mm)

Purchased as the gift of John T. Sargent and David Schiff.

1985.24

Notes:

Watermark: none.
Design area arched at top.

Inscription:

Inscribed in pen and black ink, at upper left, "Avignon".

Provenance:

Jacques Fischer & Chantal Kiener, Paris.

Associated names:

Fischer, Jacques, former owner.
Kiener, Chantal, former owner.
Sargent, John T., donor.
Schiff, David, donor.

Bibliography:

Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twenty-First Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989, p. 319.

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