NARCISSE BERCHÈRE (1819-1891)

NARCISSE BERCHÈRE (1819-1891)
Hen with ties
Gouache on tinted paper
Stamp 'Vente/N. Berchère' [Lugt L.231] lower left
Study of a minaret on the back
(Some foxing)
Gouache on toned paper, stamped with the 'Vente/N. Berchère' mark lower left, a sketch of a minaret on the reverse
12,2 x 11,8 cm - 4 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.

Provenance
Sale, 'Vente après décès des tableaux, études, dessins et aquarelles par feu N. Berchère [...]', Me Lechat, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, November 12, 13 and 14, 1891
- Sale, 'Dessins et tableaux des XIXe et XXe siècles', Brisonneau, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, September 24, 2008, lot 136
- Private collection, France (acquired at previous sale, then by descent)