Georges CLAIRIN (Paris, 1843 - Clohars-Carnoët, 1919) Sarah Bernhardt in "The Merchant of Venice Oil, brown wash, gouache watercolour, brush and brown ink on fine cardboard mounted on canvas Signed and dedicated 'à mon ami R. KNOEDLER, souvenir de son tout dévoué G. CLAIRIN' lower centre (Restorations) 75.5 x 120.0 cm Provenance: Jacques and Michèle Ginepro Collection (collection mark affixed several times to the stretcher on the reverse) ; Then by descent ; Private collection, Monaco Our work is a sketch for the large painting exhibited at the Galerie des Ponchettes in Nice in 1979 (see Chers Maîtres et compagnie, cat. exp., Nice, galerie des Ponchettes, July-August 1979, no. 113). Georges CLAIRIN (Paris, 1843 - Clohars-Carnoët, 1919) 75.5 x 120.0 cm Our work is a sketch for the large painting exhibited at the Galerie des Ponchettes in Nice in 1979 (see Chers Maîtres et compagnie, cat. exp., Nice, galerie des Ponchettes, July-August 1979, no. 113).