Claude Lorrain, Sketches of Deer, c. 1640, Claude Lorrain (France, c. 1600-1682), graphite on paper, no signature observed, collection stamp of William Bateson lower right, provenance history inscribed in pencil on cardboard backing,matted and framed under glass, 4"h x 7.5"w (sight), 9"h x 12.5"w (frame)

Provenance: From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw; Sotheby's, London, William Bateson sale, April 29, 1920, lot 147

Notes/Literature: Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.

Good, some smudges and light stains on sheet, mat burn, not examined out of frame