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Eugène Delacroix
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Eugène Delacroix
- Etude de femme (probablement pour la Mort de Sardanapale)
- stamped with the artist's estate sale stamp (lower left) (Lugt 838a)
- pen and ink on paper
- 21.6 by 18.8cm., 8½ by 7⅜in.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist (sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Vente Delacroix, 22nd-27th February 1864)
Private Collection, Paris
M. Gruber, Geneva
Acquired from the above by the late owner in July 1988
Private Collection, Paris
M. Gruber, Geneva
Acquired from the above by the late owner in July 1988
Exhibited
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery; Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier, 1990-91, Victor Hugo and The Romantic Vision, Drawings and Watercolors, no. 64, illustrated in the catalogue
Berne, Kunstmuseum; Hamburg, Kunsthalle: Zeichnen ist Sehen, Meisterwerke von Ingres bis Cézanne aus dem Museum der Bildenden Künste Budapest und aus Schweizer Sammlungen, 1996, no. 24, illustrated in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 113, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, La Passion du Dessin. Collection Jan et Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2002, no. 100, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Vienna, Albertina, Goya bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2005, no. 28, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 95, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Berne, Kunstmuseum; Hamburg, Kunsthalle: Zeichnen ist Sehen, Meisterwerke von Ingres bis Cézanne aus dem Museum der Bildenden Künste Budapest und aus Schweizer Sammlungen, 1996, no. 24, illustrated in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 113, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, La Passion du Dessin. Collection Jan et Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2002, no. 100, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Vienna, Albertina, Goya bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2005, no. 28, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 95, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Linie, Licht und Schatten, Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, (exhibition catalogue), Berlin, 1999, illustrated p. 400
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, (exhibition catalogue), Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Venice, 1999, illustrated p. 400
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, (exhibition catalogue), Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Venice, 1999, illustrated p. 400
Condition
This work is in good condition. Executed on laid paper, which has been laid down onto a backing sheet. The left, right, and lower extreme edges are slightly yellowed likely relating to a former mat, there is a drop mark in the figure's knee, and the sheet is undulating very slightly notably at the right edge. There are a few lines of hairline craquelure in the thicker areas of ink, and a tiny pinhead-sized loss below the figure's left arm.
Held in a simple gilt frame, the edges of the sheet visible and not covered by the mat, under glass.
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"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 circa 1850.