Jean-Jacques HENNER (1829-1905) "Portrait de madame Charles - Lot 38

Jean-Jacques HENNER (1829-1905) "Portrait de madame Charles Goutzwiller", circa 1894, charcoal and chalk on bistre paper. Studio stamp lower right: J. J. Henner. 37x27 cm (tear top right, in the background, out of subject). Inscription on back: Croquis fait/par Henner/lorsqu'il fait le /portrait de/mad Goutziller/Voir lettre de mad Henner/1930. Provenance: Charles Goutzwiller collection. Preparatory study for Portrait de Mme Goutzwiller, 1895 (Altkirch, Musée Sundgauvien, Pierre Raboisson collection). This drawing bears the studio stamp issued by the painter's heirs after his death in 1905. As confirmed by the inscription on the reverse, it was donated in 1930 by Mme Jules Henner, the painter's niece, to the heirs of Charles Goutzwiller. We would like to thank Madame Isabelle de Lannoy, author of the resonné Henner catalog, for examining and confirming the authenticity of this painting. EXPERT: Cabinet Marc Ottavi.