Lot Essay
The publication of Demarteau's engraving was announced in the Avant-Coureur in April, 1962 (p.169), thus establishing a terminus ante quem for the drawing.
Details
FRANCOIS BOUCHER* (1703-1770)
'La Bohemienne'
with ink inscription 'Boucher' black chalk
8 5/8 x 6½in. (218 x 165mm.)
'La Bohemienne'
with ink inscription 'Boucher' black chalk
8 5/8 x 6½in. (218 x 165mm.)
Provenance
Madame d'Azaincourt
Baron L.A. Schwiter (L.1768); Paris, Drouot, 20-21 April 1883, lot 13
acquired from the Schaeffer Galleries, New York
Baron L.A. Schwiter (L.1768); Paris, Drouot, 20-21 April 1883, lot 13
acquired from the Schaeffer Galleries, New York
Literature
A. Michel, François Boucher, Paris, [1906], no.1330
P. Jean-Richard, L'Oeuvre gravé de François Boucher dans la Collection Edmond de Rothschild, Paris, 1978, p.174, no.611
P. Jean-Richard, L'Oeuvre gravé de François Boucher dans la Collection Edmond de Rothschild, Paris, 1978, p.174, no.611
Engraved
Gilles Demarteau, in reverse, crayon manner engraving cf. P. Jean-Richard, loc.cit.,p.174, no.611