NARCISSE VIRGILIO DIAZ DE LA PEÑA (Bordeaux 1807-1876 Menton) Forest clearing with brushwood gatherers. Oil on wood. Signed lower right: N. Diaz. 37.4 × 46 cm. Provenance: European private collection. Rolande Miquel and Michael T. Klaa confirm the authenticity by means of a photograph, for which we thank them. They will include this painting in the forthcoming supplement to the catalogue raisonné on Díaz de la Peña. These objects marked with * (asterisk) are fully subject to VAT, i.e. VAT will be charged on the hammer price plus buyer's premium. Buyers who present a legally stamped export declaration will be reimbursed the VAT.