A Mayfair Pied-à-Terre: An Interior by Alidad
A Mayfair Pied-à-Terre: An Interior by Alidad
Castor and Pollux saving Helen
Lot Closed
February 2, 03:08 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Attributed to Amable Paul Coutan
Paris 1792 - 1837
Castor and Pollux saving Helen
oil on canvas
unframed: 103.5 x 146.6 cm.; 44 1/2 x 58 in.
framed: 125.5 x 157.2 cm.; 49 7/8 x 62 in.
This painting was presented at the 1817 edition of the prestigious Prix de Rome, an annual competition where the best disciples of the Académie de France competed for a bursary to study in Rome.
Amable Paul Coutan was a disciple of Antoine-Jean Gros and was among the participants of the Prix de Rome in 1817. As a notable pupil of the Académie Royal, Coutan participated several times before winning in 1820, with his painting of Achilles Giving Nestor the Prize of Wisdom.