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JEAN-LOUIS-ANDRÉ-THÉODORE GERICAULT | Study of a reclining male nude
估價
25,000 - 35,000 EUR
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描述
- Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Gericault
- Study of a reclining male nude
- Pencil ;bears inscription lower left : Dessin de Gericault
- 189 by 265 mm; 7 1/2 by 10 1/2 in
來源
Pierre-Jean David, called David d'Angers (according to an inscription on the old mount);
with Prouté, Paris;
with Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, Ltd., London, Nineteenth Century French Drawings, exhibition catalogue, 13th June-14th July 1979, cat. no. 6;
sale, London, Christie's, 7 July 2010, lot 365,
where acquired by the present owner
with Prouté, Paris;
with Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, Ltd., London, Nineteenth Century French Drawings, exhibition catalogue, 13th June-14th July 1979, cat. no. 6;
sale, London, Christie's, 7 July 2010, lot 365,
where acquired by the present owner
出版
G. Bazin, Théodore Géricault: étude critique, documents et catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1987, II, pp. 282, 416, no. 277, reproduced
Condition
Hinged at the top. The left section of the drawing from the middle up to the shadows of the leg missing and sensitively made up in the past. Slight indication of an old mounting which has created slight discolouration around the edges, not very visible. Overall the media is fresh and vibrant. Sold in a modern wooden and gilded 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."
拍品資料及來源
As previously noted by Germain Bazin (loc. cit.), this study of a prostrate young man, supported by a lightly-sketched figure behind, belongs among the studies of figures and compositions after the Antique, which Géricault is thought to have executed around 1815-17. It is, however, important to note that the pose of the figure is remarkably similar to that of the dead youth embraced by his father, depicted in the foreground of Géricault's masterpiece, The Raft of the Medusa, a painting of significant importance that was acquired for the collection of the Louvre from Gericault's posthumous sale in 1824. The present drawing may be one of the many anatomical studies that Géricault made at the Beaujon Hospital while preparing his picture.