Nicolas-Bernard Lepicié (Paris 1735-1784)
Nicolas-Bernard Lepicié (Paris 1735-1784)

A bearded man, three-quarter-length, seated with his hands folded in his lap

Details
Nicolas-Bernard Lepicié (Paris 1735-1784)
A bearded man, three-quarter-length, seated with his hands folded in his lap
signed 'Lepicié' (partly erased) and with inscription 'DB'
black, red and white chalk, stumped, on light brown paper, watermark device
16 x 12¾ in. (408 x 325 mm.)
Provenance
The artist's studio sale; Paris, 10 February 1785, possibly lot 49 (as 'Le vieillard asis').

Lot Essay

This drawing, probably executed as an independent finished work, was reused by Lepicie in a painting sold at Sotheby's, London, 16 July 1980, part of lot 25, depicting a peasant seated next to a still life with a barrel. The painting was sold as a pair with another depicting an old peasant woman chopping vegetables.
A later version of the drawing is in the Städelschen Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt (M. Stuffmann, Französische Zeichnungen im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, exhib. cat., Frankfurt, 1986, no. 112.).

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