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Jean-Baptiste Le Prince
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Jean-Baptiste Le Prince
- A Moravian peasant woman going to market
- Black and red chalk
- 305 by 232 mm; 12 by 9¼ in
Provenance
Jacques Seligmann;
Jean de Cayeux de Sénarpont (L.4461);
Emile Wolf, New York,
thence by descent
Jean de Cayeux de Sénarpont (L.4461);
Emile Wolf, New York,
thence by descent
Exhibited
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Fogg Art Museum/Malibu, J. Paul Getty Museum/Montreal, Museum of Fine Arts, Louis XIII - Louis XVI: French Drawings from a Private Collection, 1980, pp. 138-139, no. 49 (as 'La Belle Finnoise');
Tampa Museum, Louis XIII - Louis XVI: French Drawings from a Private Collection, 1982
Tampa Museum, Louis XIII - Louis XVI: French Drawings from a Private Collection, 1982
Literature
Exposition des maîtres illustrateurs depuis le XIIIe siècle jusqu'a nos jours, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1919, p. 32;
Jacques Herold, Louis-Marin Bonnet, Catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé, Paris, 1935, p. 117, under no. 173;
Lorraine marché de France, Archives National, Paris, 1967, no. 323
Jacques Herold, Louis-Marin Bonnet, Catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé, Paris, 1935, p. 117, under no. 173;
Lorraine marché de France, Archives National, Paris, 1967, no. 323
Condition
Hinge mounted to a decorative mount.The sheet is very fine and has fractionally discolored. There is an old crease to the upper right corner and an old small stain to the lower left corner. Otherwise in good condition, with the medium fresh 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.
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
Leprince trained in the studio of François Boucher and this combined with his own abundant artistic talent, led him into a successful career in Paris. However, in 1758, probably due to his own unhappy marriage, Leprince fled to Russia, remaining there until 1764. During his time abroad he traveled to Livonia, Finland and Siberia collecting material which would provide the subject matter for his art. In addition to a number of court and society commissions, he made a large number of costume and landscape studies which were to form the basis of his highly fashionable output on his return to France. The present drawing was engraved in crayon manner, in the same direction, and printed in red and black ink, by Louis-Marin Bonnet, under the title Paysanne de Moravie venant du marché.1
1. Herold, op. cit., no. 173
1. Herold, op. cit., no. 173