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René Boyvin

Winter

Auction Closed

October 25, 12:38 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

pen and brown ink and wash; bears old attribution in pen and brown ink, lower left: Etienne Delaune


184 by 140mm; 7 ¼ by 5 ½ in.

This vibrant and striking pen and ink drawing is most probably the preparatory study for the etching executed by Marc Duval; it has been suggested that the Fontainebleau artist, René Boyvin, conceived the original design.


Sold together with:

Winter, the etching, in reverse, by Marc Duval (Le Mans c.1530/1545 - 1581 Paris), a fine impression. From a set of ornamental designs with allegories of the seasons and grotesques

Grotesque: One Plate (Robert- Dumesnil (Duval) 6