The Serpentine Forest in Olevano

Creation: Circa 1841
Field: Drawing
Technique(s): Paper (graphite pencil)
Dimensions: Height: 22.2 cm; width: 28.6 cm
Inventory number: 2025.25.1

Provenance

Theodore Chassériau's studio (1819-1856) at the time of his death (L. 443), 1856.
Collection of Frédéric Victor Charles Chassériau (1807-1881), brother of the artist.
Collection of Baron Arthur Nedjma Chassériau (1850-1934), cousin of the artist.
Gift from the latter to Marguerite Mercier-Lacombe, wife of Mondesir (1862-1946).
Paris, collection of Marguerite Mercier-Lacombe, wife of Mondesir.
Public sale (Versailles, Hôtel des Chevau-Légers, February 26, 1967, lot 88), 1967.
Collection of Rachel Lloyd Lambert, wife of Mellon (1910-2014).
Paris, Nathalie Motte Gallery.
Purchased from the Nathalie Motte Gallery by Françoise Heilbrun.
Donated to the museum by Françoise Heilbrun, subject to her right of usufruct, 2025.

School

France

Location

Reserve