Louis SOUTTER (1871-1942), "Les deux fillettes et le verger en fleurs", violet ink on squared paper, unsigned. H. 21 x 27 cm This cheerful country scene, which spans the entire width of a page from an account book, is one of the rare drawings done with coloured ink, which also corresponds to the lightness of the subject and the wonder of the children depicted at this springtime of the year. Julie Borgeaud Condition: fold in the centre and small tear along the fold. Provenance: Collection H.-L. Mermod then Françoise Mermod then Catherine Clerc-de Goumöens Reference: Bibliography Bibliography : Michel THEVOZ, "Louis Soutter: Catalogue de l'œuvre", Edition L'Âge d'homme, Zurich, work reproduced on page 43, ref. 244.