Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)

Jeune négresse assise

Details

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)
Jeune négresse assise
stamped with the artist's initials (lower left; L613a)
charcoal and white chalk on beige-blue paper
12 x 17 in. (30.2 x 43.2 cm.)
Executed in Paris in 1855-1857

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 28 June 1994, lot 105.
Acquired at the above sale; sale, Sotheby's, London, 9 February 2005, lot 243.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 3 February 2010, lot 293.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Dr Joachim Pissarro has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

According to Dr Joachim Pissarro the theme of the 'negress' was explored by the artist in several Academic figure studies using the same model. These were executed after his arrival in Paris in 1855, probably at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.

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