Lot 59
  • 59

Grand dessin mine de plomb, plume et aquarelle représentant un surtout de table centré d'une statue de Marc-Aurèle par Giuseppe Valadier, Rome, vers 1780

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • Grand dessin mine de plomb, plume et aquarelle représentant un surtout de table centré d'une statue de Marc-Aurèle par Giuseppe Valadier, Rome, vers 1780
  • drawing
  • 27 x 46,7 cm
reposant sur des pieds toupies, le surtout orné de figures classiques peintes à l'aquarelle verte pour rendre le  bronze, comprenant deux personnages assis aux extrémités, quatre debout entourés de dix sphynx et deux fontaines, et centré de la statue de Marc-Aurèle à cheval, la terrasse peinte de deux couleurs pour représenter une marqueterie de pierres dans le goût des productions de Volterra

Literature

Valadier, 1991, cat. 34.

Condition

In overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Ce dessin est sans doute une des premières oeuvres de Giuseppe Valadier.