François-Auguste RAVIER (1814-1895). Route de Tivoli. Watercolor and pencil on paper, framed under glass. Signed lower right "Ate Ravier". Bears on the back the label of the Jonas gallery and the Félix Thiollier collection. 24 x 38.7 cm (on view). Some foxing. Provenance: Collection of Madame Ravier - Collection Félix Thiollier. - Exhibitions: Galerie Jonas. Paris, 1975, n°101, Campagne romaine - Musée des Beaux-arts de Lyon. François-Auguste Ravier. February 15 - April 28, 1996. - Bibliography: Musée des Beaux-arts de Lyon. François-Auguste Ravier. Catalog d'exposition. February 15 - April 28, 1996. Reproduced p. 19. - A photograph by Félix Thiollier, dated 1888 and annotated "Route de Tivoli", situates this work.

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