NARCISSE BERCHÈRE (1819-1891)

NARCISSE BERCHÈRE (1819-1891)
At the foot of the Gisbach, Lake Brientz, Switzerland
Graphite and white chalk on paper
Stamp 'Vente/N. Berchère' [Lugt L.231] lower left
Situated lower right
(Some foxing)
Graphite and white chalk on paper, stamped with the 'Vente/N. Berchère' mark lower left, located lower right
13 x 20,5 cm - 5 1/8 x 8 1/8 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, 'Anc. coll. de deux générations d'amateurs des XIXe et XXe c.', Livinec-Gauducheau-Jezequel, Rennes, November 8, 2005, lot 97.3c (titled 'Lac de Brienta' [sic])
- Private collection, France (acquired at previous sale, then by descent)