NORBERT GOENEUTTE
French, 1854 - 1894
Nathalie Goeneutte au bord d’un ruisseau
Signed and dedicated à mon ami Sortais/ Norbert Goeneutte
Oil on canvas
22 x 18½ inches (56 x 47 cm)
Framed: 28 x 23¾ inches (71 x 60.4 cm)
Nathalie, one of the artist's two sisters, was a frequent and favorite subject throughout his life. The present work is dedicated to Goeneutte’s friend, the artist, collector and art historian Georges Julien Sortais.
Provenance
Georges Julien Sortais (1860-1935), gift of the artist
Sale, Sotheby’s, London, June 16, 1993, lot 154, illustrated
Sale, Sotheby’s, London, March 13, 1996, lot 101, illustrated (sold for £24,150)
Private Collection, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Literature
Benezit, Dictionary of Artists, Paris, 2006, vol. 6, p. 369
$32,000