Sand2023

11. Mountainous Landscape with Lake and Wading Bird

(Paysage de montagne: lac et échasser) Dendrite, watercolor with gouache on paper 6½ x 9¼ in. (16.5 x 23.5 cm)

Inscribed reverse by Aurore Sand (1866-1961) granddaughter of the artist: Je certifie que cette aquarelle est une oeuvre authentique de ma grandmère George Sand. Aurore Sand ( I certify that this watercolor is an authentic work by my grandmother George Sand )

literature: Bernadac, p. 175, no. 258 (illustrated)

exhibitions: Paris, Galerie de l’Echaudé Saint-Germain. Dessins d’écrivans . December 1974–January 1975; Paris, Maison de Balzac. Dessins d’écrivans français du XIXe siècle . November 1983–February 1984, no. 197; Paris, Musée de la Vie Romantique. George Sand. Une nature d’artiste . June 29–November 28, 2004, no. 162 (illustrated).