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Circle of François Boucher
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- François Boucher
- A Young Shepherdess presenting a Rose to an Admirer
- Black and red chalk heightened with white
Provenance
Anitchkoff Palace;
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg,
sold by USSR via C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 4 May 1932, lot 9;
sale, New York, Christie’s, 22 January 2003, lot 66 (as François Boucher)
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg,
sold by USSR via C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 4 May 1932, lot 9;
sale, New York, Christie’s, 22 January 2003, lot 66 (as François Boucher)
Literature
A. Ananoff, François Boucher, Lausanne and Paris 1976, vol.II, pp. 252-3, no. 611/1, fig. 1631
Condition
Overall in fairly good condition. The sheet has suffered some rubbing and there are losses to the medium, more noticebale around the edges of the sheet. There appears to be a small repaired tear at the upper right corner. Otherwise chalk still fresh.
Sold in a decorative, 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. 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 drawing is published by Ananoff alongside an oil sketch with an almost identical composition.1 Alastair Laing, who accepts the attribution of the study in oil and who has seen the present drawing in the original, does not believe that the latter was made as a preparatory study for the oil sketch. He points out that in Boucher's normal working method, such a sketch in oil would itself be a preparatory work, and he doubts that Boucher would have made another so finished preparatory study of the same subject. Laing suggests that the handling and colouring of this drawing is reminiscent of some of the works of Jean-Baptiste Huet.
1. Ananoff, op. cit., vol.II, pp. 252-3, no. 611/1, fig.1629 (oil sketch)