Emile-René-Marie-Auguste MENARD (Paris, 1862 - 1930) The Lute Player at Twilight Pastel Monogrammed 'MRE' lower left Bears a label 'La chanteuse de luth au crépuscule N° 44 catal / Vente atelier 12.XII.73. H.D. Me Robert' on verso Bears the number 8 on the mount on the reverse The lute player at dusk, pastel, by E. Menard 12.01 x 19.29 in. 30.5 x 49.0 cm Provenance: Sale of the studio of Émile-René Ménard (1862-1930); Paris, Me Claude Robert, 12 December 1973, no. 44 (as La chanteuse de luth au crépuscule, reproduced in the catalogue, p. 10); Acquired at this sale by Gérard Lévy; Gérard Lévy Collection; Then by descent Emile-René-Marie-Auguste MENARD (Paris, 1862 - 1930) 30.5 x 49.0 cm