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Eugène Delacroix
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Eugène Delacroix
- Un maure
- stamped with the estate stamp E.D. (Lugt 838) lower right, stamped Vente Dauzats (Lugt 653) lower left
- charcoal, red chalk and watercolor on paper
- 13 1/8 by 8 1/2 in.
- 33.4 by 21.6 cm
- Executed in 1832.
Provenance
Sale Delacroix, Paris, 1864, possibly part of no. 571 or 572
Adrien Dauzats, Paris (his sale: Paris, February 1-4, 1869, no. 387)
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M.M. Warburg, New York
Adrien Dauzats, Paris (his sale: Paris, February 1-4, 1869, no. 387)
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M.M. Warburg, New York
Exhibited
New York, Delacroix, 1944, no. 65
Paris, Musée du Louvre, Centennaire de la mort d'Eugène Delacroix, May-September, 1963, no. 132, p. 90, illus.
Paris, Musée du Louvre, Centennaire de la mort d'Eugène Delacroix, May-September, 1963, no. 132, p. 90, illus.
Literature
Alfred Robaut, L'oeuvre complet de Eugène Delacroix, Paris, 1885, p. 420, possibly part of no. 1629 or 1632
Mongan, One Hundred Master Drawings, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1949, pp. 150-151, illus.
Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legions of Honor, VIII, August 1950, no. 5, illus.
Mongan, One Hundred Master Drawings, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1949, pp. 150-151, illus.
Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legions of Honor, VIII, August 1950, no. 5, illus.
Condition
A small diagonal tear ar center of left edge; other small tears and losses along the edges have been repaired; a few small spots of foxing; discoloration to sheet but stronger to the edges. Sheet is hinged to backing at the upper corners.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.