Live Auction 22669Old Masters Part II: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings and Watercolours
VICTOR-LOUIS MOTTEZ (LILLE 1809-1897 BIÈVRES)
Lot 227PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION - SELLING WITHOUT RESERVE

VICTOR-LOUIS MOTTEZ (LILLE 1809-1897 BIÈVRES)

Nude combing her hair

Closed3 July 2024

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VICTOR-LOUIS MOTTEZ (LILLE 1809-1897 BIÈVRES)
Nude combing her hair
signed and dated 'V. MOTTEZ/ 1887' (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 x 15 in. (45.7 x 38.1 cm)

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 8 May 1998, lot 106, when acquired by the present owner.

Specialist note


Mottez, a student of Ingres, is considered one of his most accomplished followers. Well known for his decoration of numerous Parisan churches and frescoes for the Pavillon de Marsan in the Louvre, he also painted many portraits and intimiste scenes which illustrate his acute sensibility and skill as a colourist.