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Charles Michel-Ange Challe
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
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Description
- Charles Michel-Ange Challe
- View of the Colosseum with the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio, Rome
- Black chalk with traces of white heightening on blue paper, within brown ink framing lines;
signed and dated in brown ink, lower right: MA Challe 1749 - sheet: 12 7/8 by 17 7/8 in.; 32.7 by 45.4 cm.
- framed: 21 by 25 1/4 in.; 53.3 by 64.1 cm.
black chalk with traces of white heightening on blue paper, within brown ink framing lines;
signed and dated in brown ink lower right: 'MA Challe 1749'
signed and dated in brown ink lower right: 'MA Challe 1749'
Provenance
Lucien Goldschmidt, New York;
Emile Wolf, New York;
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Emile Wolf, New York;
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Exhibited
Dayton, Dayton Art Institute, 'French Artists in Italy 1600-1900', 1971, no. 14, fig. 14, cat. no. 42;
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Fogg Art Museum/Malibu, J. Paul Getty Museum/Montreal, Museum of Fine Arts, 'Louis XIII - Louis XVI: French Drawings from a Private Collection', 1980, pp. 123-124, no. 42;
Tampa Museum, 'Louis XIII - Louis XVI: French Drawings from a Private Collection', 1982.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Fogg Art Museum/Malibu, J. Paul Getty Museum/Montreal, Museum of Fine Arts, 'Louis XIII - Louis XVI: French Drawings from a Private Collection', 1980, pp. 123-124, no. 42;
Tampa Museum, 'Louis XIII - Louis XVI: French Drawings from a Private Collection', 1982.
Condition
Laid down on an old sheet of paper, which has been hinge mounted to a paper backing. There are some minor old abrasions and slight areas of discoloration to the extremities of the sheet. The paper has retained much of its original blue color. There have been some losses to areas of the white heightening, however the black chalk remains in very fine condition throughout, with the image strong. Sold in a giltwood frame.
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The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.