(1795 Mechelen – Venice 1872) The Knife-grinder Oil on panel 32,2 x 24,5 cm Signed, dated and located lower right : “Vervloet naples 1824“ A native of Mechelen, Vervloet began, at a very early age, to attend the lessons of Jacques de Raedt at the academy of his native city, where he quickly distinguished himself through…
(1901 Morschwiller-le-Bas – Gray 1973) Nude on a Persian Rug with a Lily Oil on canvas 96 x 146 cm (Framed : 126 x 176 cm) Signed, dated, and located lower left: “A. GIESS ROME 1932” Although the place and social environment in which Alfred Giess was born did not foreshadow his distinguished artistic and academic career,…
(1763 Paris – Rome 1788) Self-portrait Oil on canvas, unfinished 60,5 x 49,5 cm Painted in Rome, 1787-1788 HISTORY: Painted in Rome in late 1787 or early 1788; Madame François-Hubert Drouais, née Anne Françoise Doré (1732–1809), the artist’s mother; inherited from her sister by Marie-Jeanne Doré; inherited or acquired by one of her cousins, the sculptor Achille…
(1661 Paris 1722) Democritus Oil on canvas 46 x 35.8 cm Circa 1692 Provenance : private collection, Italy It was from his father, Noël Coypel (1628–1707), that Antoine learned painting. The position of Director of the French Academy in Rome, which the elder Coypel held from 1673 to 1675, enabled his young son to develop his talent…
(Montargis, 1767 – Paris, 1824) Young Nymph Bathing Oil on canvas 56 x 46 cm Monogrammed lower left with the intertwined letters “G.A.L.” Provenance: Collection of Marie-Françoise Robert Bazin (1774-1862) and Fanny Robert (1795-1872) ; Collection of Caroline Robert, daughter of Marie-Françoise, born in 1796, who married Louis Rossigneux (1786-1864) in 1813 ; Collection of…
(1890 Paris 1969) Imaginary Ruins Pen, black ink, and sepia ink wash on paper 415 x 315 mm Inscribed and dated upper left: Rochecotte / – 3 – 1 – 51 – Emilio Terry was born in the 16th arrondissement of Paris into a wealthy family of Cuban origin. His father, Francisco Javier Terry, purchased…
(1809 Lyon – Rome 1864) Portrait of a Man in Profile Graphite 295 x 235 mm Dated lower left: 1834 Studio sale stamp, lower right (Lugt 933) Born into a family of artists alongside Auguste and Paul, Hippolyte Flandrin, born in 1809, was undoubtedly Ingres’ most brilliant pupil. He worked in all genres, but it…
(1667 Toulouse 1735) Dido and Aeneas Pen, brown ink wash, and gouache highlights over pencil lines on paper mounted on canvas 195 x 290 mm Signed at the lower right: « A. Rivaltz in. et deli. » PROVENANCE According to a label on the reverse, formerly from the collection of the Marquis de Ferrari, Luigi Raffaele…
(1714 Paris 1789) Study of a seated nude man Black chalk enhanced with white chalk 425 x 315 mm Signed at the lower right : Pierre PROVENANCE : Sale Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Me Moisy, 9 May 1973 ; Sale Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Me Loudmer, 23 March 1987, n°8 repr. cat. ; Private Collection LITERATURE : Nicolas Lesur and Olivier Aaron, Jean-Baptiste…
(1756 Azay-le-Ferron – Versailles 1827) Vue de la fontaine de Cana en Galilée Pen, watercolour, and gouache on paper 220 x 341 mm Circa 1785-1790 RELATED WORKS Louis-François Cassas, View of the Citadel of Homs, watercolour and gouache, c. 1785-1790, Galerie Didier Aaron & Cie (fig. 1). Jean Pillement, Jean Louis Charles Pauquet and François…
