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Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
- 'L'Étude'
- Black and white chalk on pale blue paper;
inscribed in black chalk: L'Etude
Provenance
Odiot Collection;
possibly M. Trezel;
Camille Marcille;
his sale, Paris, 6 March 1876, bought by M. Bellanger;
Maurice Pereire, Paris;
with Michael Grünwald, Munich
possibly M. Trezel;
Camille Marcille;
his sale, Paris, 6 March 1876, bought by M. Bellanger;
Maurice Pereire, Paris;
with Michael Grünwald, Munich
Exhibited
Paris, École des Beaux-arts, Prud'hon, May 1874, no. 362;
Paris, Petit Palais, Exposition P.P. Prud'hon, May-June 1922, no. 181
Paris, Petit Palais, Exposition P.P. Prud'hon, May-June 1922, no. 181
Literature
C. Clément, Prud'hon, sa vie, ses oeuvres et sa correspondence, Paris 1872, pp. 356-8;
E. de Goncourt, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, dessiné et gravé de P.P. Prud'hon, Paris 1876, pp. 204-5;
E. and J. de Goncourt, L'art au XVIIIième siècle, Paris 1883, vol. 2, p. 455;
J. Guiffrey, L'oeuvre de P.P. Prud'hon, Paris 1924, pp. 352-4, no. 957
E. de Goncourt, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, dessiné et gravé de P.P. Prud'hon, Paris 1876, pp. 204-5;
E. and J. de Goncourt, L'art au XVIIIième siècle, Paris 1883, vol. 2, p. 455;
J. Guiffrey, L'oeuvre de P.P. Prud'hon, Paris 1924, pp. 352-4, no. 957
Condition
Paper rather thin and crisp. On the recto appears light gray, on verso pale blue. Chalks crisp and fresh, small stain middle of right edge. Small tear top left near corner.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This extremely attractive drawing is characteristic of Prud'hon both in the type of figure and in the medium, which he handles with consummate skill. It is a preparatory study for one of the ten paintings of allegorical figures which were a commission from the Prefecture of Paris for decorations around a semicircular gallery set up at the Hôtel de Ville on 10 June 1810 for an evening party in honor of the marriage of Napoleon and Marie-Louise of Austria. They framed a central composition representing the couple as Hercules and Minerva.
The drawings were engraved by Jean Prud'hon, the artist's son, and reproduced in lithograph by Jules Boilly.