Lot 147
  • 147

Jean-Michel Moreau, called Moreau Le Jeune

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Jean-Michel Moreau, called Moreau Le Jeune
  • Invitation to a Ball
  • Pen and gray ink and brown wash over traces of black chalk;
    inscribed within the cartouche: BAL PARÉ / a Versailles, / POUR LE MARIAGE / de monseigneur Le dauphin / Le ... ... and signed lower left: Moreau

Provenance

M. Maherault, Paris,
his sale, Paris, 27-29 May 1880, lot 186;
G. Mülbacher, Paris,
his sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 15-18 May 1899, lot 207;
Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley (L.421),
his sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 13-15 March 1905, lot 172;
with McRoberts and Tunnard Limited, London;
Mr and Mrs Lester Francis Avnet

Exhibited

Paris, Exposition Universelle, Retrospective de la Ville de Paris, 1900, no. 202;
New York, The American Federation of Arts, Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Mr and Mrs Lester Francis Avnet, 1969-70, no. 69

Condition

Laid down on card. Some very minor surface dirt. Otherwise in very good condition, with the medium strong and vibrant throughout. Sold in a giltwood 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.
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