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View full screen - View 1 of Lot 66. Castor and Pollux saving Helen.

Attributed to Amable Paul Coutan

Castor and Pollux saving Helen

UK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Lot Closed

February 2, 03:08 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Attributed to Amable Paul Coutan

Paris 1792 - 1837

Castor and Pollux saving Helen


oil on canvas

unframed: 103.5 x 146.6 cm.; 44 1/2 x 58 in.

framed: 125.5 x 157.2 cm.; 49 7/8 x 62 in.

Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby’s, 27 November 1991, lot 180, where acquired.

This painting was presented at the 1817 edition of the prestigious Prix de Rome, an annual competition where the best disciples of the Académie de France competed for a bursary to study in Rome.


Amable Paul Coutan was a disciple of Antoine-Jean Gros and was among the participants of the Prix de Rome in 1817. As a notable pupil of the Académie Royal, Coutan participated several times before winning in 1820, with his painting of Achilles Giving Nestor the Prize of Wisdom.