PAST SALES
We are happy to present a small selection of sales of interest made by the gallery. This is divided into three sections: Old Master Drawings, 19th & 20th Century Drawings, and Paintings, Oil Sketches, and Sculpture. The selection will be changed on a regular basis.
OLD MASTER DRAWINGS
BERNARDINO GATTI, called SOJARO
Pavia (?) circa 1495–1575 Cremona
Study for Saint Dominic Kneeling, with Arms Outstretched (recto)
Partial Re-study of Dominic’s Knee and Drapery (verso)
Inscribed with initials, verso, RD
Red chalk heightened with white on cream paper, squared for transfer
Irregularly cut, 9 ⅜ x 6 ⅛ inches
239 x 167 mm
FRANCESCO DE’ ROSSI, called SALVIATI
Florence 1510–1563 Rome
The Levites Carrying Sacred Objects in Procession to the Temple
Inscribed, lower left, Salviati, and di Frco. Sal.ti, verso; also, inscribed, No. 43 in black ink and TG. in brown ink on the old mount
Pen and brown ink and wash, heightened with white, over traces of black chalk underdrawing on buff paper
11 ¼ 17 inches
285 x 430 mm
FRIEDRICH SUSTRIS
Venice or Padua c. 1540–1599 Munich
The Muse of Music within a Cartouche
Bears inscription in pen and brown ink, Franᶜᵒ Primaticcio / à Fontainbleau.
Pen and black ink and grey wash, heightened with white, over black chalk and squared in black chalk, on blue paper
10 ¾ x 8 ¼ inches
276 x 203 mm
SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS
Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp
Bust of a Hellenistic Ruler, after the Antique
Inscribed,¹ lower center, Rubens from the Antique; the mat inscribed, lower center, in a later hand, P. Lankrink/Charles Fairfax Murray
Black chalk heightened with traces of white chalk and gouache on beige paper;² watermark, encircled pilgrim (cf. Briquet 7576, “Udine c. 1593”)
12 ½ x 9 inches
317 x 228 mm
CLAUDE GELLÉE, called CLAUDE LORRAIN
Chamagne (Lorraine) 1600-1682 Rome
Pastoral Landscape with a Figure by a Lake
Inscribed in chalk on the verso, Designe facto per ilm Principe Don Gaspare
Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush with brown, grey and grey-brown washes, within the artist’s framing lines
7 ½ x 10 ⅝ inches
191 x 270 mm
CHARLES-ANDRÉ, called CARLE VANLOO
Nice 1705–1765 Paris
Double-Academy: A Male Nude Seated in Profile to the Left, the Other Seated with his Head Thrown Back, his Two Arms Raised Pulling Ropes
Inscribed, lower right, Carle Van Loo; inscribed on the verso, lower center, Van Loo. Charles-André (dit Carle) / 1705 - 1765 / Cabinet Pignon-Dijonval no. 3422. du Catalogue
Red chalk
17 ⅜ x 20 ⅜ inches
438 x 518 mm
JEAN-HONORÉ FRAGONARD
Grasse 1732–1806 Paris
Capriccio: Excavation of Roman Ruins
Marked, lower right, with the blind stamp of the Parisian mount maker, François Renaud (Lugt 1042)
Brush and brown and grey washes, with touches of blue, red, and olive-green watercolor, over black chalk
10 ¼ x 12 ¼ inches
261 x 313 mm
JEAN-BAPTISTE GREUZE
Tournus 1725–1805 Paris
Tête d’enfant portant un bonnet, regardant à gauche
Inscribed, lower left, with the folder and inventory number of the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, Saint Petersburg, 2 _ No 48., and stamped, lower left, with the mark of the Imperial Academy (Lugt 2699a); inscribed on the back of the mount, Tête d’enfant pour l’Accordée de Village; also, inscribed on a label on the old mount, in Russian, Грёзь Жань-Батист / 1725-1805
Red chalk
11 ⅝ x 9 ½ inches
296 x 240 mm
GIOVANNI DOMENICO TIEPOLO
Venice 1727–1804 Venice
The Holy Family Entering Memphis
Signed in pen and brown ink, lower left, Domo Tiepolo f, and inscribed in graphite with the number, 14; also, inscribed in a later hand, verso, Arrivée à jérusalem
Pen and brown ink and brown wash over black chalk
19 x 14 ⅞ inches
482 x 379 mm
LOUIS-ROLLAND TRINQUESSE
c. 1745–c. 1800
Study of a Young Woman “en robe à paniers,” Standing in Three-quarter View
Signed in brown ink, lower left, Trinquesse f… ; also, inscribed by the artist, verso, Je suis trop heureux Monsieur de conte au / sur vôtre induleg, pour vous priere daquesepter Set legerre / marque de lestime sincere avec laquelle je suis pour la vie / Votre tres humble et tres / obeisant Serviteur Trinquesse / pour Monsieur Le norman du Coudret, / a orleans ; also, inscribed, verso, with the paraphe of Lenormand du Coudray and with the date 29.octobre 1786.
Red chalk
13 ⁵⁄₁₆ x 8 ⅜ inches
338 x 208 mm
JEAN-BAPTISTE-JOSEPH WICAR
Lille 1762–1834 Rome
Portrait de Lorenzo Ré, antiquaire
Inscribed in pencil, upper right, Loren; also inscribed in brown ink, upper left, Lorenzo Ré / Romano and upper right, antiquario / morto di ao 35. and lower right, Vicar fecit.
Black chalk
7 x 6 ¼ inches
179 x 159 mm
Drawn circa 1800
CHARLES MEYNIER
Paris 1763–1832 Paris
Télémaque, pressé par Mentor, quitte l’île de Calypso, 1800
Signed, lower left, c Meynier f.t, and inscribed, lower left, with the date, 1800; also, inscribed, verso, center, Télémaque pressé par Mentor,/quitte L’île de Calypso./composition dont le tableau a Reuni tous les Suffrages/au Sallon de 1801 gravé dans lse annales de peintures/Meynier. invt Delineavit 1800, and, lower right, Meÿnier No 157
Pen and black ink, with brown wash, over black chalk
18 ¹¹⁄₁₆ x 24 ⅛ inches
474 x 612 mm
19TH & 20TH CENTURY DRAWINGS
BARTOLOMEO PINELLI
Rome 1781–1835 Rome
Telemachus Relates his Adventures to Calypso as Mentor Listens, 1809
Signed and dated, verso, lower right, Pinelli fece 1809 / Roma; and inscribed, verso, upper right, Calipso prega Telemaco di terminare il raconta di sue aventure prima de giungere all Isola / del Cipro, and lower left, Coll. de grunling / N° 882 / Pinelli fec 1809/Romae. f 20.
Pen and black ink, with brush and grey and brown wash over traces of black chalk
16 ½ x 23 ¼ inches
420 x 590 mm
HENRI LEHMANN
Kiel 1814–1882 Paris
Reclining Male Figure Embracing a Woman and Two studies of his Left Arm: Study for the Painting “Rêve,” also called “Rêve d’Amour,” 1848
Marked with the studio stamp, lower left (Lugt 1664g), and dated, lower left, 17 juillet/48
Black and red chalk, partially stumped, heightened with white chalk
10 x 12 ⅜ inches
257 x 315 mm
CHARLES-FRANÇOIS DAUBIGNY
Paris 1817–1878 Paris
La Tamise aux environs de Londres, 1866
Signed and dated, lower right, juillet 1866 Daubigny; marked with the VENTE DAUBIGNY stamp (Lugt undescribed) on the original backing board, lower left; also inscribed on the backing board, upper left, acheté par le Comte Arnauld Doria / Vente du 19 mars 1937, Salle n° 10 (Hôtel Drouot) / N° 167, pour 1300 + 249 frais = 1549 frs.
Charcoal and black chalk
12 ¾ x 19 ½ inches
324 x 495 mm
GEORGES SEURAT
Paris 1859–1891 Paris
Académie de femme debout, vue de dos et tenant un bâton dans sa main droite
Signed, verso, upper right, Seurat; inscribed twice, recto, upper left and upper right, 20, and marked with a disc of grey pigment
Watermark, Michallet
Black chalk, stumped, heightened with white, on Michallet paper
24 ⅞ x 19 inches
633 x 482 mm
PAINTINGS, OIL SKETCHES, & SCULPTURE
PIERRE-JEAN DAVID, called DAVID D’ANGERS
Angers 1788–1856 Paris
Charles-Nicolas, baron Fabvier (1782-1855), 1829
Signed and dated on the slate support, beneath the truncation, DAVID / 1829; also, inscribed on the left border with the name of the sitter, Colonel Fabvier
Wax model with traces of plaster on slate
Including the slate support, 5 ¼ x 4 ⅞ inches
13 x 12.4 cm
FRANÇOIS BONVIN
Paris 1817–1887 Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Nature morte aux oeufs, 1878
Signed and dated, lower right, F. Bonvin 78; also inscribed with a poem on the reverse of the panel, . . . Je souffre le martyre/Le temps de la joie et du rire -/Le bon temps – hélas est passé;/Mais, avant d’être trépassé,/En échange de tes étrennes/Pour que de moi tu te souviennes,/Sur la tombe à demi penché,/Voici l’oeuf dur que j’ai poché./Ton ami./f. Bonvin/24 février 1878.
Oil on panel
7 ⅝ x 9 ¾ inches
19.4 x 25 cm
HILAIRE-GERMAIN-EDGAR DEGAS
Paris 1834–1917 Paris
Chevaux et jockeys dans un paysage
Stamped with the Degas estate sale mark, degas, lower right (Lugt 658); and stamped with the Degas atelier mark, ATELIER – ED. DEGAS, on the reverse of the panel (Lugt 657); inscribed on the reverse of the panel in blue crayon with the Degas atelier inventory photograph number, Ph 1694 (photograph taken by Durand-Ruel)
Oil, essence, charcoal, and brush with India ink on panel
12 ⅝ x 16 ⅛ inches
32 x 41 cm
WALTER GAY
Boston 1856-1937 Le Bréau, Fontainebleau
The Small Red Drawing Room of the Comtesse Robert de Fitz-James, Rue Constantine, Paris
Signed and inscribed, lower right, à Madame la Comtesse de Fitz James/hommages respectueux Walter Gay; label on the back of the panel numbered, 71
Oil on panel
16 ¹⁄₁₆ x 13 ⅜ inches
40.7 x 34 cm