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Augustin de Saint-Aubin
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Augustin de Saint-Aubin
- the 'valide', the sultan's mother
- Black chalk with touches of red chalk and delicate blue and yellow wash;
signed and dated in black chalk, lower right: Aug. de Saint-Aubin delin 1777
Provenance
Leboeuf de Montgermont collection, sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 16-19 June 1919, lot 281;
Alfred Beurdeley (L.421)
Alfred Beurdeley (L.421)
Condition
Window mounted. In very good condition. A few tiny fox marks and a very small hole located near the upper margin, towards the left-hand side. Medium remains fresh.
Sold in a small 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.
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.
Catalogue Note
This is likely to be a portrait of a French woman in Turkish dress or an actress in her costume, a product of the Parisian taste for the exotic in the late 18th century. The drawing seems to have been engraved by Thérèse Lignée (born 1753) with the title Validé ou la Sultane mère.1
Augustin de Saint-Aubin was a prolific printmaker himself, but also a highly accomplished portrait draftsman. This beautiful and refined drawing is characteristic of his best work and can be compared with a portrait of his wife, in the same media, sold London, Christie's, 11 April 2002, lot 636.
1. E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres..., Paris 1999, vol. 8, p. 687