The European Art Sale

Sold by the Art Institute of Chicago

After Eugène Delacroix

The Barque of Dante

No Reserves

Lot Closed

October 25, 02:09 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Sold by the Art Institute of Chicago

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863)

The Bark of Dante, mid to late 19th cen.

Oil on canvas

10 ¼ x 14 ¼ in. (26 x 36.2 cm)

Gift of Lily Ireland, RX22803/0002

“Please note that the provenance, literature, and exhibition history for this lot has been amended. The correct provenance is now reflected in the online catalogue.”

Lily Ireland, by 2000; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2000.

Lee Johnson, The Paintings of Eugène Delacroix: A Critical Catalogue, 1981, vol. I, p. 74, see 2b.

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