拍品 194
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Rosa Bonheur

估價
5,000 - 7,000 USD
招標截止

描述

  • Rosa Bonheur
  • St. George stabbing the dragon, studies of St. George and the dragon, A Knight and a Maiden, and Fighting Bulls (four works)
  • each: stamped Rosa Bonheur; the fourth: with the vente wax seal on the backing
  • watercolor, pen and pencil on paper
  • the largest: 12 by 9 1/4 in. (30.5 by 23.5 cm)
  • the smallest: 7 1/4 by 9 1/4 in. (18.4 by 23.5 cm)

來源

the fourth: Estate of the Artist (and sold: Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 30 - June 2, 1900, no. 1802)

Condition

St. George Stabbing the Dragon: 7 1/4 by 9 1/4 in. in. watercolor and graphite on paper- hinged from back to matting, discolored at edges, yellowing to sheet. some abrasion near chest of dragon and under the horse. Studies of St. George and the Dragon: 12 by 9 1/4 in., ink on paper- hinged from back of the sheet to the backing, yellowed sheet, some foxing, some white marks lower edge. A Knight and a Maiden: 7 1/2 by 11 in.- Graphite on thick Paper- crease at upper right hand corner, some minor foxing, discoloration at edges. Fighting Bulls: 8 1/4 by 11 in. - ink on paper- good condition possibly relined/ conserved paper, yellowed.
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