Follower of THÉODORE GÉRICAULT (1791-1824)

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Follower of THÉODORE GÉRICAULT (1791-1824)

Homme Nu au Glaive

oil on canvas
29 3/8 x 23¼in. (74.7 x 59.2cm.)

Provenance

Collection Ackermann, Paris, 1912
Foinard
Richard Goetz; Charpentier, Pairs, June 13, 1958, lot 79
with Arthur Tooth, London
The Hon. H. Blackman; Christie's, December 6, 1968, lot 43 (1900gns. to Aubrey)

Literature

Article en Russe, Apollo, 1912, opp. p.20 (illus.)
L'Hautecoeur, L'exposition centennale de peintre française, Les Arts, Sept. 1912, p.27
G. Bazin, Géricault, 1987, II no.374 and p.275

Said to have been sold with certificates from P. Dubaut (March 15, 1958) and F. H. Lem (Oct. 15, 1962)

Exhibited

Gurlitt, Berlin, Géricault, 1907, no.12
French Institute, Saint Petersburg, Centennale de l'Art Français, 1912, no.271

Lot Essay

In a recent letter, dated July 30, 1995, Eitner states that in his opinion this is not by Géricault. 'I am familliar with this dramatic and dashingly painted study...Unfortunately, no alternative attribution comes to mind. The very painterly and slightly lush handling does not suggest any of the neoclassical ateliers of the time, nor do I see any trace of the younger generation of the 1820's.'
We are grateful to Professor Eitner for his help in cataloguing this picture.

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