European and British Art, Part II
European and British Art, Part II
Property from a French Private Collection
Gustave Doré
La Promenade
Lot Closed
July 13, 02:45 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a French Private Collection
Gustave Doré
French
1832 - 1883
La Promenade
stamped with the artist's estate stamp (Lugt 681a) lower right
oil on canvas
Unframed: 178.5 by 125.5cm., 70¼ by 49½in.
Framed: 186.5 by 133.5cm., 73½ by 52½in.
Estate of the artist
Acquired by the family of the present owner by the 1950s
Acquired by the family of the present owner by the 1950s
An avid observer of people of all classes in the modern city, most famously through his series London: a Pilgrimage (1872), here Doré presents three elegant ladies on a balcony or bridge. Although the precise setting is hard to determine, the balustrade and view of water suggest the ladies could be on Richmond Bridge, which still stands today as it did in Doré's day. The women's dress recalls Doré's watercolour Le Derby d'Epsom.