NARCISSE BERCHÈRE (1819-1891)

NARCISSE BERCHÈRE (1819-1891)
Country landscape with tall trees and a passing peasant
Charcoal and white chalk on paper
Stamp 'Vente/N. Berchère' [Lugt L.231] lower right
Riverside study on back
Black and white chalk on paper, stamped with the 'Vente/N. Berchère' mark lower right, a sketch of riverbanks on the reverse
19,5 x 14,5 cm - 7 5/8 x 5 3/4 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
- Galerie Novalis Fine Arts, Paris
- Private collection, France (acquired from the latter in 2007, then by descent)