Lot 240
  • 240

Eugène Delacroix

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Eugène Delacroix
  • Portrait de Jeune Femme
  • Stamped with the initials E.D (lower left)
  • Charcoal on paper
  • 6 1/4 by 5 1/8 in.
  • 15.8 by 13 cm

Provenance

L. Marescaux (Nord) (acquired directly from the artist)
H. de La Mette-Chateau Millet, Portets, Gironde
Durand-Ruel, Paris

Condition

Executed on cream colored wove paper. Hinged to a mount at two places along the top edge of its verso. The medium is strong and well preserved. The sheet is lightly time darkened overall. There is some staining on the top and lower edges from a previous mounting. The sheet is slightly dirty. The work is in overall good condition.
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