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

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)
Private collection, France

We are grateful to Yuriko Jackall for confirming the attribution to Jean-Baptiste GREUZE on the basis of photographs.

Factsheet - English

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

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