Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña (French, 1808-1876) Paysanne dans la forêt d'automne Oil on canvas 13 x 19-1/2 inches (33.0 x 49.5 cm) Signed lower left: N. Diaz PROVENANCE: American Art Association, New York; Sale: G.I. Seney, New York, 1891, lot 260 (as In the Forest); Collection of J.L. Brown, Providence, Rhode Island; John Josiah Emery Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio; Sale: Parke-Bernet, New York, October 18, 1945, lot 46; Rembrandt Art Gallery, New York; Private collection, New York, acquired from the above, 1973; Estate of the above. LITERATURE: P. Miquel and R. Miquel, Narcisse Diaz de la Peña: 1807-1876, vol. II, Paris, 2006, p. 145, no. 948. The G.I. Seney auction catalogue from 1891 poetically describes this painting on page 265: "Early autumn has commenced to give to nature the warm flush that precedes the bitter barrenness of winter. The trees are still in full foliage, and the turf is rich and strong. Only a few leaves have fallen from the tree in the center of the canvas. At the left is the figure of a girl." HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved