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Gabriel-Jacques de Saint-Aubin
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Gabriel-Jacques de Saint-Aubin
- Les filles du monde sont rasées et envoyés à l'hopital
- Black chalk;signed with the artist's initials in brown ink, lower left: G.S. and additionally inscribed and dated in the border: Les filles du monde sont rasée et envoyés a l'hopital / 1778.
- 178 by 129 mm; 7 by 5 1/8 in
Provenance
Perignon, sale Paris, 17-23 May 1865, lot 145;
Charles Blanc,
his sale, Paris, 3-6 December 1866, lot 593;
Hertzog,
his sale, Paris, 3-8 April 1876, lot 1447;
Libraire Lefilleul, 1877;
H. Destailleur,
sale, Paris, 26-27 May 1893, lot 112 [19] and 19-23 May 1896, lot 889
Gosselin;
with Bernard Houthakker, Amsterdam, 1967, p. 50, reproduced;
Emile Wolf, New York,
thence by descent
Charles Blanc,
his sale, Paris, 3-6 December 1866, lot 593;
Hertzog,
his sale, Paris, 3-8 April 1876, lot 1447;
Libraire Lefilleul, 1877;
H. Destailleur,
sale, Paris, 26-27 May 1893, lot 112 [19] and 19-23 May 1896, lot 889
Gosselin;
with Bernard Houthakker, Amsterdam, 1967, p. 50, reproduced;
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.128-130, no. 44
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
Roger Portalis, Les dessinateurs d'illustrations au dix-huitième siècle, deuxième partie, Paris, 1877, p. 570;
Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, L'Art du XVIIIème siècle, Paris, 1882, vol. 2;
Emile Dacier, Gabriel de Saint Aubin peintre, dessinateur, et graveur (1724-1780), Paris, 1931, vol. 2, no. 716
Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, L'Art du XVIIIème siècle, Paris, 1882, vol. 2;
Emile Dacier, Gabriel de Saint Aubin peintre, dessinateur, et graveur (1724-1780), Paris, 1931, vol. 2, no. 716
Condition
Laid down on a thin card backing, which has in turn been hinged in two places along the upper edge to a decorative mount. There is some very minor light brown staining to the upper edge and signs of minor surface dirt throughout. The black chalk medium remains predominantly fresh 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.