View of the Cathedral and Bridge at Mantes, with a Goatherd and Fisherman

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, b.1796, d.1875), painter

Circa 1860

France

oil on canvas

15 9/16 x 21 1/4 in. (39.5 x 54 cm)

Painting

European Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings

Gift of Emilie L. Heine in memory of Mr. and Mrs. John Hauck

Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, Paris, ca. 1860-1875, sold to; M. Rostand, Administrator of the Comptoir d'Escompte, Paris, 1875. (Galerie Geoges Petit, Paris, 1875-?). Private Collection, Chile, until 1908, sent to; Comptoir d'Escompte, Paris, 1908. (Herman Schaus [1850-1911] or William Schaus [1858-1942], New York, ca. 1908 [1]). (Knoedler & Co., New York). C. G. K. Billings [Cornelius Kingsley Garrison Billings, b. 1861], Fort Tryon Hall, New York, by 1925-January 8, 1926, sold in Billings sale, American Art Association, January 8, 1926 to; Seaman, January 8, 1926, purchased for; Eli B. Springs, New York and Charleston, 1926-November 23, 1934, sold in Springs Sale, American Art Association, November 23, 1934, lot 50 to; (Julius Weitzner, New York, November 23, 1934-?). Emilie L. Heine, Cincinnati, by at least April 13, 1943-1949, given with life interest to [2]; Cincinnati Art Museum, 1949-present. Notes: [1] The American Art Association catalogues for both the Billings sale and the Springs sale identify Herman Schaus as the former owner of the painting; however, CAM records name Herman's brother William to be the former owner. In his study Corot à Mantes, Rudolphe Walter states that either Herman or William was the owner. See American Art Association, New York, January 8, 1926, lot 9, and November 23, 1934, lot 50; and Rodolphe Walter, Corot à Mantes, Paris: Editions de l'Amateur, 1997, no. 27, pp. 130-131. [2] Emilie L. Heine, a collector with a penchant for the Barbizon school, began collecting art around 1912 and continued into the mid-1940s. The majority the paintings were acquired for her Cincinnati home during the 1920s and 1930s, but specific dates of purchase for most are unknown. Heine gave her collection to the CAM with life interest reserved in 1940. This painting was not included in the original list (compiled probably in 1940) but was traded for a painting by Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pena, which was initially intended for the CAM. It is unclear if Heine purchased the Corot at that time or simply changed her mind about which objects she wished to remain with her family. The Heine collection came to the CAM after her death in 1949. See handwritten notation, Schneider-Gabriel booklet, no. 41, Heine collection file.

1940.962