A bouquet of roses, peonies and carnations with a butterfly

Details

VICTORINE JACQUIN (ACTIVE 1825-1849)
Jacquin, V.
A bouquet of roses, peonies and carnations with a butterfly
signed and dated ‘Victorine Jacquin, 1828’ (lower right)
graphite, watercolor and bodycolor on vellum
13 ½ x 10 ¾ in. (34.4 x 27.4 cm)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie’s, New York, 10 January 1990, lot 163.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Almost nothing is known of the artist, Victorine Jacquin, who signed and dated this drawing. Her style was certainly influenced by the work of the famous painter and botanist Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840).

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