Camille Pissarro (French, 1830-1903)
Deux Femmes
Stamped "C.P." l.r., identified on a label from Herman C. Goldsmith, New York, affixed to the frame backing.
Pastel on tan laid paper, 5 3/16 x 10 3/8 in. (13.2 x 26.4 cm), framed.
Condition: Pale stain to center, tack hole to u.l. corner, minor rippling, subtle toning, unpressed crease and faint inscription to l.l. corner, soiling to right edge, small loss to edge of paper at u.c. edge, affixed to a cardstock backing along top edge of the reverse.
Provenance: Mme. Rodo Pissarro; to Jacob Goldschmidt, Paris, 1962; to a private collection; Christie's New York, The Collector: English and European Furniture, Works of Art & Ceramics & Silver, October 18, 2017, Lot 534; to the current private collection.
N.B. The drawing was reviewed by Dr. Joachim Pissarro and it will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonne of Drawings by Camille Pissarro. A letter from Dr. Pissarro accompanies the lot.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
Inscription in l.l. corner appears to read "44 x 38 Vue."
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