JEHAN GEORGES VIBERT (French, 1840-1902) Les Débuts d'Un Confesseur signed and dated 'J.G. Vibert. 1869.' (lower left); with two fragmentary auction labels (affixed to the backing board) and a label from New England Auctions (affixed to the stretcher) oil on canvas 72.0 x 91.5 cm (28 3/8 x 36 in). framed 83.0 x 102.0 x 3.5 cm (32 11/16 x 40 1/8 x 1 3/8 in). Footnotes: Provenance Marian Forsyth Wickes Haines. By descent to the estate of Thomas and Stephany Haines-Forsyth Wickes, Newport, Rhode Island. Sale, New England Auctions, Antiques & Works of Art from Estates and Collections, January 11, 2024, lot 590. To the present private collection (acquired from the previous). Literature Jehan-Georges Vibert, La Comédie en Peinture (Paris, 1902, Tome Premier), p. 91 (illustrated), narrated on pp. 90-99. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing