Lot 183
  • 183

Gustave Courbet

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Gustave Courbet
  • Study of a man leaning on a ledge, his head resting on his arms
  • Black chalk heightened with white on gray/blue paper;
    signed with initials, lower left: GC.
  • 9 3/8 x 8 5/8 inches

Provenance

Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 11 March 1987, lot 58 (as attributed to Gustave Courbet),
where acquired by the present owner

Condition

Laid down on thin japan paper which is hinged to the mount at the upper margin. Overall in good condition. Some light staining around the edges of the sheet. Chalk very strong. Sold in a gilded frame.
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