Property from a distinguished European collection
François Bonvin
Head and shoulders study of a young woman with long, dark hair
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July 1, 11:00 AM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Property from a distinguished European collection
François Bonvin
(Vaugirard 1817 - 1887 Saint-German-en-Laye)
Head and shoulders study of a young woman with long, dark hair
Black chalk
200 by 160 mm
Sale, Paris, Artcurial, 27 March 2015, lot 137,
where acquired
Wiesbaden, Museum Wiesbaden, Delacroix - Courbet - Ribot, Positionen französischer Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts, 2017-8, no. 74
It has been suggested that the subject of this atmospheric drawing may have been the artist's daughter, about whom very little is known.
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