Lot 48
  • 48

Follower of Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Jean-Baptiste Greuze
  • A young girl with a dog on her lap
  • oil on canvas
  • 22 7/8 by 18 1/4 in.
  • 58.1 by 46.4 cm.

Condition

Lined. Surface is in good condition, however, very yellowed and under a glossy varnish. Under UV light: very fine craquelure filling on girl's hair, dog, the background at left and around the girl; a vertical line of inpainting on her chest may indicate a repaired tear.
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Catalogue Note

This painting is based on a composition by Greuze formerly in the collection of Prince Trubetskoï, St. Petersburg, circa 1839, and most recently sold at auction at Christie's, New York, January 23, 2004, lot 72.