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Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description
- Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix
- Etude pour le portrait du comte Demidoff
- Annoté au verso à la plume Delacroix Portraits/ Quelques croquis trouvés chez Delacroix/ (?) avril 1864
- Mine de plomb sur papier
- 38 x 27 cm ; 15 by 10 1/2 in
Provenance
Succession Jouët-Pastré, Paris
Exhibited
Delacroix an exhibition of paintings, drawings and lithographs, Edinburgh-Londres, 1964, reproduit pl.67
Literature
Lee Johnson, The Paintings of Eugene Delacroix : a critical catalogue , Oxford, 1981-1989, T.III, cité p.39
Condition
The visual appears slightly too pink on the catalogue.
The paper was folded horizontally in the middle : small restorations appear by the folding on both borders, and a horizontal tear appears on the left above the foresaid folding.
Minor tears appear by the borders as well as little wrinkles. Two or three foxing spots are visible on the paper.
Good general conditon.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Ce délicat portrait est une étude préparatoire pour le double portrait du comte Charles de Mornay et du comte Anatole Demidoff daté 1833 (tableau détruit en 1914). Le comte Demidoff venait d'une famille russe fortunée qui avait à coeur de promouvoir les avancées sociales pour son pays. Il fut un grand mécène pour les Arts et les Sciences. Eduqué en France, attaché à l'ambassade de Russie à Paris, il épousa la princesse Mathilde, fille de Jérôme Bonaparte en 1841.
Une étude préparatoire au crayon noir pour le double portrait est conservée au Louvre (cf, Lee Johnson, The Paintings of Eugene Delacroix : a critical catalogue , Oxford, 1981-1989, T.III, p.39).
Le comte Demidoff se trouve ici dans la même position que dans le tableau détruit, ce qui laisse penser que Delacroix a dessiné cette étude à la fin du processus de recherche, juste avant de peindre le tableau.
Une étude préparatoire au crayon noir pour le double portrait est conservée au Louvre (cf, Lee Johnson, The Paintings of Eugene Delacroix : a critical catalogue , Oxford, 1981-1989, T.III, p.39).
Le comte Demidoff se trouve ici dans la même position que dans le tableau détruit, ce qui laisse penser que Delacroix a dessiné cette étude à la fin du processus de recherche, juste avant de peindre le tableau.