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Eugène Delacroix
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Eugène Delacroix
- Etude de personnages arabes
- inscribed upper and lower right with descriptions of the figures' Algerian dress; stamped with the estate sale stamp lower left (Lugt 838a)
- pen and brush and sepia with pencil on paper
- 22.8 by 36.2cm., 9 by 14¼in.
- 22.9 x 36.3 cm
Provenance
Estate of the artist (Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Vente Delacroix, 17-29 February 1864)
J.V collection (by 1928)
Gerstenberg collection, Berlin
Dieter Scharf, Hamburg
Purchased from the above by the late owner in 1993
J.V collection (by 1928)
Gerstenberg collection, Berlin
Dieter Scharf, Hamburg
Purchased from the above by the late owner in 1993
Exhibited
Karlsruhe, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Eugène Delacroix, 2003-04, no. 103
Literature
Daniel Jacomet, Eugène Delacroix, vingt aquarelles et onze dessins reproduisant en fac-similé 'L Album du Maroc' de la Collection J.V..., Paris, 1928, pl. 8, illustrated
Linie, Licht und Schatten, Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, exh. cat., Berlin, 1999, p. 400, illustrated
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, exh. cat., Venice, 1999, p. 400, illustrated
Linie, Licht und Schatten, Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, exh. cat., Berlin, 1999, p. 400, illustrated
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, exh. cat., Venice, 1999, p. 400, illustrated
Condition
Not laid down, the sheet is attached at intervals to the mount. There is a very faint crease in the upper-right corner and the sheet is lightly undulating primarily along the lower edge. This work is in good condition. Presented framed and glazed, the edges of the sheet visible and not covered by the mat.
"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
Executed in 1832.