Ernest-Ange Duez and The Rebuff

'The Rebuff' (1874) by Ernest-Ange Duez; Private Collection?

Today's painter Ernest-Ange Duez, born on March 8, 1843, is unknown to me. Wikipedia only has a French page on him so it might say something about his fame. French Wiki gives 7 March as his date of birth but other sites give 8 March. He was trained at the Parisian ateliers of Isodore Pils and Carolus-Duran. He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1868. His painting The Honeymoon (1873) caused a scandal at the Salon because of the depiction of two lovers in modern dress strolling through the forest. He painted both portraits and landscapes. I like this painting posted here, because it makes you want to know the reason behind the rebuff and the blue colour of the dress is beautiful. But unfortunately I couldn't find any additional information on the painting. It was hard to find its location. Apparently it's been put up for auction at some point and it might be in private hands.

Edit 17.09.2025: I'm doing a blog maintenance. Though I have matched today's painter with 8 March, most reliable sources say he was born on 7 March 1843. In this post I linked to the French Wikipedia page of the artist; probably there wasn't an English page at the time. Now there is — here. So there are secundary sources where the date of birth is given as the 8th. I just leave it as it is, though I don't understand why I didn't rely on his French Wiki page for his date of birth in the first place.