Lot 154
  • 154

François-Joseph Heim

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
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Description

  • François-Joseph Heim
  • Portrait of the painter Charles Thévenin
  • Pencil;
    signed in pencil lower right: heim; bears pencil inscriptions at the top: Thevenin/Peintre d'histoire., and lower right: (Institut) (acad. des beaux-arts)
  • 7 3/4 x 4 5/8 inches

Provenance

With Shepherd Gallery, New York, French Nineteenth Century Drawings, Watercolors, Paintings and Sculpture, 1987, no. 30, reproduced;
Sale, New York, Christie's, 26 October 1988, lot 309,
where acquired by the present owner

Condition

Hinged to the mount at the upper margin. Overall in good condition. Some faint staining/surface dirt around the edges of the sheet. Medium strong. Sold in carved and gilded frame.
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Catalogue Note

Charles Thévenin (1764-1838) was primarily an history painter.  He was Director of the French Academy in Rome from 1816 to 1823.