Attributed to Jean-Baptiste GREUZE (Tournus 1725 - 1805 Paris), An old man breathing his last in his bed, surrounded by his loved ones

Black chalk, heightened with white, Indian ink, gray wash, watercolor, on light brown paper.

15 1/8 x 17 7/8 in
38.5 x 45.5 cm

Provenance

Possibly Fragonard’s father collection, 18th century

WGT Collection

Henri LEDOUX (20th Century) his stamp lower left

Christie’s, 22 mars 2007, lot 76 (as French school 18th century), where acquired by the below

Private collection, France

Capitolium Art, 16th June 2021, Lot n°2969, where acquired by the present owner,

Private collection, France

We are grateful to Madame Yuriko Jackall, Chief Curator of French Paintings from the Wallace Collection, London, for confirming the attribution to Jean-Baptiste GREUZE, on the basis of photographs.

Literature

Greuze le Dessinateur, by E. Munhall, exp. cat., New York, The Frick Collection, Los Angeles, Musée J. Paul Getty, 2002, no.56

Collection

Attributed to Jean-Baptiste GREUZE (Tournus 1725 - 1805 Paris)

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