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Eustache Le Sueur
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Eustache Le Sueur
- Study of a Putto holding a palm
- Black chalk heightened with white, on brown paper, within black ink framing lines, squared in black chalk
Provenance
Possibly Claude Potier,
his sale, Paris, 28 February 1757, lot 108 ('Un Ange de la Gloire qui se voit dans le même tableau');
Anthony Blunt, London;
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 28 January 1998, lot 168
his sale, Paris, 28 February 1757, lot 108 ('Un Ange de la Gloire qui se voit dans le même tableau');
Anthony Blunt, London;
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 28 January 1998, lot 168
Literature
A. Mérot, Eustache Le Sueur 1616-1655, Paris 1987, p. 290, D.274, fig. 355
Condition
Window mounted. Overall in fairly good condition. The white heightening has slightly oxidised. Sheet relatively free from staining.
Sold framed.
"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
This is a preparatory drawing for the putto in the upper left section of The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, now in the collection of the Duke of Buccleuch (fig.1).1 The painting was executed around 1652 for the church of St. Germain L'Auxerrois, Paris.
1. A. Mérot, op.cit., p. 289, no. 158, fig. 354