Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Portrait of a young woman wearing a lace bonnet
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January 25, 04:44 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Montauban 1780 - 1867 Paris
Portrait of a young woman wearing a lace bonnet
Pencil with touches of blue wash; circular;
signed in pencil, centre right: J. Ingres / R:
80 mm; 3⅛ in. (diameter)
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 8 July 2004, lot 142;
Private Collection
Private Collection
Ingres's portrait drawings make up a considerable proportion of the works for which he is most celebrated as an artist (see also the following lot). This exquisite and delicately executed portrait of a young lady is stylistically similar to Ingres' works of the late 1790s, and the form of the signature is also characteristic of that early period. The contrast between the highly finished facial features of the sitter and the quickly sketched bonnet and dress focuses the viewers' s attention on her face and gaze.