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Eugène Delacroix
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Eugène Delacroix
- Charging cavalier
- signed and dated Eug Delacroix / 10 mai 1848 / Jugt. du fig de la République lower left
- pen and brown ink on paper
- sheet: 31.5 by 24.5cm., 12½ by 9¾in.
Provenance
Charles Léon Vinit, France (1806-1862, architectural draughtsman, painter, and architect)
Private collection, France
Sale: Paris, Pierre Bergé & Associés, 15 December 2010, lot 27
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection, France
Sale: Paris, Pierre Bergé & Associés, 15 December 2010, lot 27
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Condition
The artist's sheet has been taped to the mount on its back on each of its four edges. The sheet is slightly sunned and there are some minor scattered spots of foxing, however the medium is strong. The work is in good condition and ready to hang.
Presented glazed in a decorative gilt frame.
"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."
"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
Charging cavalier bears witness to the grip of the Orient on Delacroix's fertile imagination long after his seminal 1832 journey to Morocco. The present work is likely a première pensée for a watercolour of circa 1850, formerly in the Krugier collection and sold in these rooms in February 2014. Ultimately these works relate to the oil Moroccan Horseman Crossing a Ford, now in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
Delacroix's inscription suggests that he executed this vigorous and spontaneous drawing from memory, during one of the meetings relating to the competition for the Figure of the Republic, organised by the new Second Republic following the Revolution of 1848. Although established artists, among them Delacroix and Ingres, did not enter the competition, they along with other leading artists and political leaders were to serve on the jury, with the definitive judgement scheduled for 23 October 1848. Although the response was initially overwhelming, with notable artists from Daumier to Gérôme submitting entries, the jury ultimately chose not to award the prize.
Delacroix's inscription suggests that he executed this vigorous and spontaneous drawing from memory, during one of the meetings relating to the competition for the Figure of the Republic, organised by the new Second Republic following the Revolution of 1848. Although established artists, among them Delacroix and Ingres, did not enter the competition, they along with other leading artists and political leaders were to serve on the jury, with the definitive judgement scheduled for 23 October 1848. Although the response was initially overwhelming, with notable artists from Daumier to Gérôme submitting entries, the jury ultimately chose not to award the prize.