Leon Richet

Leon Richet (French,1847-1907) Landscape with Cottage and Figure on a Path, signed lower right "Leon Richet", oil on canvas, "Leforge Carpentier, Paris" colourman stamp, 26 x 35 in.; gilt wood and composition liner, small points of flaking right, original stretcher and tacking edge, crackle, bitumen draw crackle in trees, recent cleaning and retouch by Colin Post, Asheville, North Carolina

* RICHET, LÉON (Solesmes 1847 - 1907 Fontainebleau) Cart and donkey on a forest path. 1888. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower left: Léon Richet 88. 60.5 x 73.5 cm. CHF 8 000.- / 12 000.- € 6 670.- / 10 000.- * RICHET, LÉON (Solesmes 1847 - 1907 Fontainebleau) Fuhrwerk mit einem Esel an einem Waldweg. 1888. Öl auf Leinwand. Unten links signiert und datiert: Léon Richet 88. 60,5 x 73,5 cm. CHF 8 000.- / 12 000.- € 6 670.- / 10 000.-

Lot 18 Leon Richet French, 1847-1907 The Return Home Signed Leon Richet (ll) Oil on canvas 21 x 31 1/8 inches (53.3 x 79 cm) C Estimate $6,000-8,000 Glue lined. Frame rubbing. Scattered paint flakes along the canvas overlap. Scattered light craquelure. 1cm repaired L-shaped tear at bottom of tree at far left. Few scattered scuffs (upper left in trees and lower left center). Inpainting along the top edge; 3 inch line of inpainting at lower left center; few small spots in the sky. Unable to detect further restoration under UV light. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

Richet, Léon (Solesmes 1847 - Paris 1907) Landscape near Barbizon Oil/canvas, 51 x 65 cm, sign. lo. ri. Léon Richet. - Landscape painter of the Barbizon school, pupil of J. Lefebvre, G. Boulanger a. N.V. Diaz, numerous awards, his paintings captivate by their subtle use of back light. - Mus.: Nizza, Reims, Antwerpen, Albany, Leeds, Montreal, Wiesbaden a. others. - Lit.: Boetticher, Thieme-Becker, Bénézit a. others.

Lot 7 Leon Richet French, 1847-1907 A Quiet Pool Signed L. Richet (ll) Oil on panel 12 1/2 x 17 1/8 inches (31.8 x 43.5 cm) C Estimate $2,000-4,000 Very dirty varnish. Vertical split in panel, through to the reverse, beginning at left center edge and continuing 5 1/2 inches to the center. Frame rubbing. 1 1/2 inch hairline split in panel, through to back, at upper right edge. Scattered fine craquelure. Unable to detect restoration through the dense varnish under UV light. May be some areas of restoration in the sky. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.