NARCISSE BERCHÈRE (1819-1891)

NARCISSE BERCHÈRE (1819-1891)
Lively Nile bank at Giza, Egypt
Graphite and white chalk on buff paper
Situated and stamped 'Vente/N. Berchère' [Lugt L.231] lower right
Study of a tent with figures and annotations on the back
(Rousseurs)
Graphite and white chalk on chamois paper, located and stamped with the 'Vente/N. Berchère' mark lower right, a sketch of a tent with characters on the reverse
12,9 x 21 cm - 5 1/8 x 8 1/4 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
- Belly, title unknown, Germain, Aubagne, lot no. unknown
- Sale, 'Tableaux XIXe- XXe', Maison R&|C, Marseille, November 18, 2022, lot 35 (titled 'Port oriental animé')
- Private collection, France (acquired at previous sale, then by descent)