(1667-1752) Portrait of a gentleman Oil on canvas 130.5 x 96.5 cm Framed : 164 x 130 cm Inscribed on the reverse on a piece of canvas: R. Tournière / 1728 In 1762, Dezallier d’Argenville wrote the first biography of Robert le Vrac Tournières. After initial training with Frère Lucas, he joined the community of…
(1718 Viarmes – Rome 1762) A Hunter Oil on walnut panel 29 x 22,5 cm Framed : 42,3 x 33 cm Circa 1756 Provenance : Galerie Cailleux, Paris, February 1956 ; Jacqueline Beytout’s collection ; her daughter, Virginie Beytout Literature : Dominique Jacquot « « Jean Barbault , le théâtre de la vie italienne »,…
(1753 Paris 1809) Madame Delaval or De La Valle Portrait, born Adélaïde-Suzanne-Camille Larrivée (1763-1818) Oil on canvas 77 x 65 cm Signed : HP Danloux fecit and dated 1793, in the middle and to the right of the model Provenance : thence by model family, then Stettiner’s collection, Paris early 20th century Literature : R.Portalis, Henry-Pierre…
(Lyon, Paris circa 1800-1810) Portrait of a man Terracotta with patina plaster additions 52 cm Signed and dated : Nogaret fecit An X (1801-1802) Provenance : Château de X ; thence by family descent since half of the 19th century Related works : Jean-Marie Nogaret, Buste de Jeune fille, 1802, terracotta, signed, Clark Art Institute,…
(1783 Blåkrog – Copenhagen 1853) View to the south from Helsingørs [Elsinore] Rhed, with a Danish corvette [Flora] at anchor, and some other smaller ships partly under sail and partly at anchor Oil n canvas 56 x 87 cm Signed and dated on lower right : « E. 1830 » Painted between 3 and 29…
GIORGIO VASARI (1511 – Arezzo – 1574 – Florence) Allegory of Eternity; Study for the Main Fresco of the Central Vault in the Refectory at Monteoliveto, Naples. Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, heightened with white, on blue paper, squared for transfer in red chalk, partial framing lines. Octagonal: 285 x 233…
JEAN-BAPTISTE GREUZE (1725 – Tournus – 1805 – Paris Presentation of a Vestal Virgin Oil on canvas 16-9/16 X 13-15/16 in. Private collection. Provenance: Perhaps sale, Paris, 29 April 1863;1 sale, Paris, 15 March 1973, lot A Bibliography: Martin and Masson 1906, no. 36; “Conseils aux acheteurs: Aimez-vous Greuze?” Connaissance des arts, June 1973, p.…
FRANCOIS PASCAL SIMON GERARD, CALLED BARON GERARD 1770 – Rome – 1837 – Paris Orpheus Holding Eurydice (The Georgics, Canto IV) Pen and wash of India ink and bistre ink, watercolour and whit gouahce 210 x 155 mm. Circa 1791. Provenance: Firmin Didot (1764–1836), his sale 1810 or (1814?); Charles Rollin (numismatist); by descent,…
FRANÇOIS ANDRÉ VINCENT 1746 – Paris – 1816 Head of a Woman in Profile Facing Right Black chalk, red chalk, and white chalk highlights. 528 x 430 mm. Signed lower right: Vincent. 1780 Provenance: Private collection, France. Our sheet, recently rediscovered, is an important addition to the graphic work of François-André Vincent. Kept in…
JEAN-ETIENNE LIOTARD (1702 – Geneva – 1789) Young Woman in a Hat Graphite, black and red pencil. 20 x 12.40 cm. Around 1750 Origin: Mrs. Jacques Nadal, sister of the painter; Jean–Antoine Nadal; Mrs. Marc Marcet, born Nadal; Mrs. Pierre Prévost, née Marcet; Guillaume Prévost–Cayla–De la Rive; Mrs. Charles Pictet, née Prévost; Guillaume–Aloïs…
