Late 19th-Century French School, Head Study autumn 200 for ‘Rira Bien Qui

200 for ‘Rira Bien Qui Rira Le Dernier (1877)’

Provenance: Mr and Mrs John Parry-Evans / Possibly with W

Weary cattle meander along a well-trod path as the glowing sun sets beyond a distant mountain

1887Provenance: GermanyCondition: Craquelure

Gallery label with the incorrect title of ‘The Pet Magpie’ and an incorrect attribution to Valentine Walter Bromley

Late 19th-Century French School, Head Study autumn 200 for ‘Rira Bien QuiThis enchanting late 19th century French oil painting depicts the head of a bearded man. Rendered with an abundance of consideration and feeling, the introspection of the figure portrayed is palpable. A monogram in the lower right reads HD, but the artist is yet to be determined. One lead is Henri Camille Danger (1857 1939), a French painter known for historical, allegorical and mythological subjects, such as his La Transgression du Commandement