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Louis Carrogis called Carmontelle
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Louis Carrogis called Carmontelle
- Portrait of the Chevalier de Lézay
- Inscribed, signed and dated mr le chev. de Lézay officier/du Regt. de dragons de beaufremont/carmontel delin. 1756. in pen and brown ink on the verso
- Red and black chalk
- 7 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches
Provenance
Jean Masson (L. 1494a)
His sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 7-8, 1923, lot 28
Richard Owen, Paris
Countess Sala
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York
Stephen Currier
Michael Currier
His sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 7-8, 1923, lot 28
Richard Owen, Paris
Countess Sala
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York
Stephen Currier
Michael Currier
Exhibited
Paris, Exposition de petits-maîtres du XVIIIe siècle, 1920, no. 182
Morgan 2001, no. 31
Morgan 2001, no. 31
Condition
Some light staining and foxing throughout, but chalk still very good and fresh. Fixed onto the mount in the corners.
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
This charming portrait of a young officer was made while Carmontelle was working as a topographical artist during the Seven Years' War for Pons de Saint-Maurice. Other examples of these red and black chalk portraits of officers are known, including one of the Duc de Cogni, inscribed and dated 1757, also from the Masson collection and sold New York, Parke-Bernet, October 21, 1970, lot 25. Jennifer Tonkovich, in her catalogue note in the Ryskamp collection exhibition of 2001, points out that these drawings prefigure his later and more familiar chalk and watercolor portraits made when he was working for Louis-Philippe, duc d'Orléans.