JEAN-HONORÉ FRAGONARD (Grasse, 1732-Paris, 1806) PASTORAL... Lot 1

JEAN-HONORÉ FRAGONARD (Grasse, 1732-Paris, 1806) PASTORAL SCENE Brown wash over pencil lines Mark of the Alfred II Beurdeley collection lower left (L.421) and of the Alexandre Ananoff collection lower right (L.3365). Two sale labels on the back, 1970 and 1979. Slightly oiled Country scene, brown wash over pencil lines, slightly sun-exposed 23.50 x 17.50 CM - 9.3 x 6.9 IN. Provenance - Anonymous sale, March 5-6, 1852, no. 62, to M. Haro - Coll. of M. Haro, expert - Coll. A. Beurdeley, Paris - Coll. of Mme la comtesse de M..., Orléans Bibliography - Armand DAYOT, Chardin et Fragonard, 1907, no. 155 - Alexandre ANANOFF, L'œuvre dessiné de J.-H. Fragonard, Tome II, n° 773.