GUSTAVE COURBET (French, 1819-1877). FOREST LANDSCAPE WITH DEER, initialed lower left. Oil on canvas. - Framed, 12 1/2 in. x 16 in. Estimate $18,000-25,000
PROVENANCE: By family descent through the husband of the owner, who inherited the work from his grandfather Franz Salomon Schiff (1868-1941) , a mining engineer and fine art connoisseur and collector who lived in Paris.
Lined; surface dirt and debris with overall craquelure and areas of uneven varnish. Small flecks of paint loss upper right edge and lower left corner.
