Study of a young lady with a fan sitting on the ground, looking down
Details
Michel-Barthélémy Ollivier (Marseille 1712-1784 Paris)
Study of a young lady with a fan sitting on the ground, looking down
red, black and white chalk on light blue paper
170 x 247 mm.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 28 March 1968, lot 148, as French School, 18th Century (to Douwes for Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. B-7).
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Lot Essay
The Goncourt brothers owned four drawings by Ollivier, all of women (lots 212-215 in their sale).
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