JEAN-BAPTISTE GREUZE (TOURNUS 1725-1805 PARIS)

Study of a girl's forearm

Details

JEAN-BAPTISTE GREUZE (TOURNUS 1725-1805 PARIS)
Study of a girl's forearm
with inscription 'Greuze' (lower left)
red and black chalk, stumping, brown wash
8 1⁄8 x 12 3⁄8 in. (20.4 x 31.4 cm)

Provenance

Stichting Collectie P. en N. de Boer; Christie’s, London, 4 July 1995, lot 88.
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 1 July 1997, lot 161.

Exhibited

Laren N.H., Singer Museum, Oude Tekeningen, Verzameling P. en N. de Boer, 1966, no. 101.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

This drawing served as a preparatory study for the right forearm of the young subject in the artist's A young girl with a dove. Several versions of the composition exist, including one sold at Sotheby's London, 6 July 1983, lot 67 (fig. 1).

Fig. 1. Jean-Baptiste Greuze, A young girl with a dove. Private collection.

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