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NARCISSE BERCHÈRE (1819-1891)

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NARCISSE BERCHÈRE (1819-1891)
Landscape of Valldemossa, Balearic Islands, Spain
Graphite and white chalk on paper
Stamp 'Vente/N. Berchère' [Lugt L.231] lower right
(Lined edges)
Graphite and white chalk on paper, stamped with the 'Vente/N. Berchère' mark lower right
27,2 x 35,6 cm - 10 3/4 x 14 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, title unknown, Libert-Castor, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, January 24, 2000, lot no. unknown
- Private collection, France (acquired at previous sale, then by descent)

Note
This work was formerly titled 'Trou de marnière'. A marnière is a man-made cavity dug to extract chalk. Marnières are particularly numerous in Haute-Normandie, and more specifically in the Pays de Caux.