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A bearded iris and three violets
Details
Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (Dieppe ca. 1533-1588 London)
A bearded iris and three violets
inscribed in ink, probably by the artist, 'flos trinitatis pensee' (bottom left) and 'Iris tuberosa/ flamb[...]' (bottom center); with numbers '5' (upper left) and '7' (bottom right) on the album sheet
black chalk, watercolor, bodycolor on an old album sheet, watermark indistinct
7 ¾ x 5 3/8 in. (19.7 x 13.7 cm)
A bearded iris and three violets
inscribed in ink, probably by the artist, 'flos trinitatis pensee' (bottom left) and 'Iris tuberosa/ flamb[...]' (bottom center); with numbers '5' (upper left) and '7' (bottom right) on the album sheet
black chalk, watercolor, bodycolor on an old album sheet, watermark indistinct
7 ¾ x 5 3/8 in. (19.7 x 13.7 cm)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 21 January 2004, lot 35.