A group of 19th and 20th century drawings for sculpture

All with the Heim Gallery, London, from whom purchased

The Etex:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Romantics to Rodin: French Nineteenth Century Sculpture from North American Collections, 1980, cat. no. 125;
The Falguiere, Preault and Dalou all bear unidentified exhibition labels on the reverse of the frames, with cat. nos. 77, 71 and 70;
The Alfred Stevens:
The Leicester Galleries, London, Exhibition of works by Alfred Stevens, March 1946, no. 16

Twenty-six drawings in total: four framed, the six blueprints rolled in tube, 16 unframed and mounted. The Dalou is sold in a simple modern wood frame. In excellent condition. There are some very pale, isolated fox marks, but otherwise the sheet is clear and fresh. The ink is strong. The remaining drawings are all in reasonable condition, with only two or three with discolouration or foxing.
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Including a study by Antoine Etex for Cain and his race accursed of God, signed and dated: ETEX / 1832, two sheets by François Rude, a design by Baron Gros and a study for a figure by Alfred Stevens.
Sold with six blueprints by Herb Schmidt for a Sackler Collection building.