Henri Jean Guillaume Martin

(French, 1860-1943)

La Fenaison (Étude pour 'Les Faucheurs')

oil on panel

bears spurious signature Henri Martin (lower right)

9 1/4 x 13 in. (23.5 x 33cm)

Property from the Collection of Mr. John Poquette, Chicago, Illinois

This lot is located in Chicago.

We wish to thank Mrs. Marie-Anne Destrebecq for confirming the authenticity of the present lot, which will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the artist's work.

Provenance:

Hôtel Drouot, Paris (Étude Boscher), sale of June 4, 1971, lot 124.

Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois.

Lot Note:

The present work is a study for Les Faucheurs, a monumental triptych Martin was commissioned to paint in 1903 for the Capitole de Toulouse. Specifically, it centers on a detail of the center right background where, in between two cypresses, peasants are seen loading hay onto a cart.

Framed: 14 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches.
Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; one horizontal hairline crack to the panel extending from the center right edge, no greater in length than 3 1/2 inches; one hairline craquelure in the center, through the white shirt of the central figure; one very small chip to the lower right board edge; slight wear to the upper left board edge. Under UV light, no apparent inpainting is visible. Additional images available upon request.

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Chatroux joined Freeman’s in 2016 as a Fine Art department intern. Later that year, he was the Samuel M. Freeman II Fellowship recipient and was promoted to cataloguer. Since his arrival, he has developed an expertise for a wide range of American and European art. He worked closely with Chairman Alasdair Nichol on the successful sales of The Collections of Heidi Bigham Stott in 2020 and The Peltz Collection of Pennsylvania Impressionists in 2021. Chatroux is associated with recent world records obtained for artists Cecilia Beaux, Emma Fordyce McRae, and Bo Bartlett. He was also instrumental in the acquisition of a Berthe Morisot oil painting by the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris. As a native of France, Chatroux has worked in various art centers in Paris including Hôtel Drouot, where he oversaw auctions of fine wine and good spirits and the Palace of Versailles, where he conceived and curated several bilingual audio-guide tours. Chatroux graduated from Paris-Sorbonne University with a degree in art history; he also holds a master’s degree in art law.

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La Fenaison (Étude pour 'Les Faucheurs')

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