René PRINCETEAU (1843-1914) Lot n° 63

Before Departure, ca. 1898-1905 Oil on canvas, bears signature stamp lower right. 58 x 91 cm (Faded, restorations in the sky) Provenance : - Ancienne collection d'Amande, Fronsac - Galerie Schmit, Paris - Meredith Long & C°, Houston, Texas Exhibition : - René Princeteau chevaux et cavaliers, Galerie Schmit, Paris, 28 September-2 December 1994, n°77. Bibliography : - René Princeteau 1843-1914, Chevaux et cavaliers, catalogue raisonné, Éditions galerie Schmit, Paris, 1994, described and reproduced on page 147, under the n°218 (under the title Jockeys in a landscape). We thank Louis Cuvreau and Hubert de Watrigant who confirmed the authenticity of this work which will be reproduced in their catalogue raisonné currently in preparation.