Drawings
Tableaux et dessins anciens
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
38.5 x 45.5 cm
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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)
Private collection, France
We are grateful to Yuriko Jackall for confirming the attribution to Jean-Baptiste GREUZE on the basis of photographs.
Factsheet - English
We are grateful to Yuriko Jackall for confirming the attribution to Jean-Baptiste GREUZE on the basis of photographs.
Factsheet - English
Literature
Greuze le Dessinateur, by E. Munhall, exp. cat., New York, The Frick Collection, Los Angeles, Musée J. Paul Getty, 2002, no.56