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Eugène Delacroix
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
- Eugène Delacroix
- Etude pour le Cardinal Richelieu disaint la messe: Prêtre agenouillé
- stamped with estate stamp E.D (Lugt 838) lower left; stamped with Mathias Komor's stamp (Lugt 1882a) and titled on verso in another hand
- pencil on paper. Together with Eugène Delacroix, Study for Legs and Heads, stamped with estate stamp lower right, pen and ink, pencil and watercolor, sight: 8 by 6 in. (20.3 by 15.3 cm). (2 works)
- 10 7/8 by 6 in.
- 27.7 by 15.2 cm
Provenance
Sale Delacroix, Paris, 1864, part of no. 321
M. Léman (acquired at the above sale)
J. Léman, Paris
L. Bénédite, Paris
Sale: Paris, May 31, 1928, no. 78
Karl Käser, Basel
Mathias Komor, New York
Exhibited
Delacroix, 1885, no. 366
Paris, Musée du Louvre, Centenaire de la mort d'Eugene Delacroix, May-September, 1963, pp. 90, 92, illus.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, Taylor Museum at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, July 1-September 5, 1965
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M.M. Warburg, New York
Literature
Alfred Robaut, L'oeuvre complet de Eugène Delacroix, Paris, 1885, p. 406, no. 1543
Condition
Mat stain along edges, more pronounced along upper edge. Some foxing at center left and upper left. Sheet is hinged to backing along upper edge. Study for legs and head: oil or glue stains in the lower half, minor creases; a few small repair at lower left and lower right corners. Not inspected out of frame.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present sketch is a study for the kneeling priest in Delacroix's painting Le Cardinal Richelieu disant la messe, which was exhibited at the Salon in 1831.