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, DIT 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…
JEAN-ANTOINE WATTEAU (1684 – Valenciennes – 1721 – Nogent-sure-Marne) Standing Man in Persian Costume Seen from Behind Red chalk on cream antique laid paper. 322 x 133 mm. Inscriptions: In brown ink on verso of mount, bottom left: Watteau. Provenance: General de la Villestreux (his ex libris on verso of old frame); A. Danlos…
JEAN-PIERRE HOÜEL (1761 – La Bassée – 1845 – Paris) Neptune’s Grotto in Tivoli Gouache and watercolor in ink: 755 x 530 mm. Inscription on bottom in ink: General view of Neptune’s Grotto at Tivoli, 6 leagues from Rome, made in 1771. Signed on the right: made by J.P. Houel / A Tivoli in 1771 This…
GUSTAVE DORÉ (1832 – Strasbourg – 1883 – Paris) The Raven of Death Pencil, pen, ink and wash enhanced with white gouache: 520 x 355 mm. Signed in ink: G Doré Watermark: J Whatman / 1879 Engraved (print in the National Library) Provenance: Private collection, United States
JEAN-HONORE FRAGONARD (1732 – Grasse – Paris – 1806) View of an Italian Park Bistre wash on black chalk: 355 x 465 mm. 72 x 84 cn. framed. Executed circa 1775 – 1780. Origin: Paris, private collection; Didier Aaron & Cie Gallery; Private collection. Exhibition: Fragonard, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 24 September…
LOUIS LEOPOLD BOILLY (1761 – La Bassée – 1845 – Paris) The Terror Black chalk, stump and white chalk highlights. Brown watermarked paper. 587 x 428 mm Signed lower left: Gros . Origin : Munich , Franz von Lenbach ( 1836 – 1904 ) collection , then his descendants.
