Narcisse DIAZ de LA PENA (Bordeaux 1807- Menton 1876) - Lot 122

Narcisse DIAZ de LA PENA (Bordeaux 1807- Menton 1876) Roses and anemones on table Original canvas and stretcher (Messonnier in Toulouse) With frame Height: 24.5 cm Width: 19 cm Signed lower right "N. Diaz". Bears on the reverse of the canvas and stretcher the number "68". Bears on the reverse of the canvas the number "136". Provenance, bought from Diaz; Laurent Richard sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, May 24, 1878, no. 32 (no indication of support or dimensions; "placed on a table, roses and anemones form a brilliantly colored bouquet"; 1,280 fr). Bibliography: P.Miquel and R.Miquel, Narcisse Diaz de la Pena (1807-1876), vol II Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Courbevoie, 2006, n°3084, not reproduced. We would like to thank Michael Klass and Rolande Miquel for providing details of the painting's bibliography and provenance. They will reproduce it in the supplement to the artist's catalog raisonné, which is currently being repaired.