- 82
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Jean-Honoré Fragonard
- Recto: 'La sangle brisée';verso: a sketch for the young woman falling from the horse
- Black chalk (recto and verso) with grey and brown wash (recto)
Provenance
De Bièvres,
his sale, Paris, 10 March 1790, lot 29;
Viscount Beuret,
his sale, Paris 25 November 1924, lot 17 (acquired by David Weill, 40.000 fr.);
David Weill, Neuilly-sur-Seine,
his sale, London, Sotheby's, 10 June 1959, lot 82 (£1.400)
his sale, Paris, 10 March 1790, lot 29;
Viscount Beuret,
his sale, Paris 25 November 1924, lot 17 (acquired by David Weill, 40.000 fr.);
David Weill, Neuilly-sur-Seine,
his sale, London, Sotheby's, 10 June 1959, lot 82 (£1.400)
Literature
G. Henriot, Collection David Weill, Paris 1928, III, p. 185, reproduced;
L. Réau, Fragonard; sa vie et son oeuvre, exhib. cat., Brussels 1956, p. 204;
A. Ananoff, L'Oeuvre dessiné de Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Paris 1961, vol. I, p. 569, no. 98, reproduced fig. 44;
P. Rosenberg, Fragonard, exhib. cat., Paris and New York, 1987-88, pp. 176-7, under no. 82, reproduced fig. 4 (as whereabouts unknown)
L. Réau, Fragonard; sa vie et son oeuvre, exhib. cat., Brussels 1956, p. 204;
A. Ananoff, L'Oeuvre dessiné de Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Paris 1961, vol. I, p. 569, no. 98, reproduced fig. 44;
P. Rosenberg, Fragonard, exhib. cat., Paris and New York, 1987-88, pp. 176-7, under no. 82, reproduced fig. 4 (as whereabouts unknown)
Condition
Hinged at the top. Slightly stained all around the margins especially to the right side and top right corner, with light grey stains. Slight grey foxing scattered around. Some surface dirt . Black chalk and wash quite in good condition. Sold mounted and framed in an 18th century carved and gilded French 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. 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
Pierre Rosenberg has compared this drawing, and its companion, The Frightened Flock, to Taking out the Flock in the Musee Fabre, Montpellier (see Literature). The dating of these drawings is not clear: it has been suggested that they could be from the early 1760s after Fragonard's return to Paris in the autumn of 1761, or possibly even much later. In them, Fragonard has chosen to make a humorous depiction of rural life and its unexpected events. The present sheet is delicately drawn in chalk and wash, and attention is focused on the centre of the composition where the young girl has just fallen, revealing her bare legs to both the horror and the amusement of the onlookers.