Georges MICHEL (Paris 1763 - 1843) Couple of peasants in front of the fields Paper mounted on canvas 42 x 55 cm Channel frame The label of the Paul Mantz sale on the reverse of the frame "N° 60 Georges Michel, La Cabane, described in the study on Georges Michel by Alfred Sensier 1873, p. 146" Label with inscription "Georges Michel 1.013" Provenance: Sale of the Paul Mantz collection, Paris, Hôtel Drouot (Me Chevallier), 10 May 1895, No. 60. Bibliography: A. Sensier, Étude sur Georges Michel, Paris, 1873, n° 40 (Cabanes entourées de palissades). The description of n° 40 in Sensier specifies Trees in a corner of the enclosure. Plain in light. Foreground in force. Very fine grey sky (On canvas height, 41, width 55). We thank Michel Schulman for his help in describing this lot. He is at the disposal of the buyer to write a certificate which will be charged to the buyer