ID 1443117
Lot 172 | FRANCESCO ZUCCARELLI, R.A. (PITIGLIANO 1702-1788 FLORENCE)
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 7 000
Portrait of an elderly woman holding a cat
black and white chalk on oatmeal paper
9 x 7 in. (22.8 x 18 cm.)
Provenance
Edmond (1822–1896) and Jules (1830–1870) de Goncourt, Paris (†); Drouot, Paris, 15-17 February 1897, lot 42 (as Chardin).
Private Collection, France.
with Arnoldi-Livie, Munich (Frühjahr/Sommer 1989, no. 3); where purchased by
Dr. John O'Brien; Sotheby's, New York, 27 January 2021, lot 242.
Literature
E. and J. de Goncourt, L'art du dix-huitième siècle, Paris 1880, pl. 89 (as Chardin).
J. Leautaud, 'Some lesser known aspects of Chardin', International Studio, August 1927, pp. 13-19, ill.
| Artist: | Francesco Zuccarelli (1702 - 1788) |
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| Applied technique: | Chalk |
| Medium: | Stone |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | Francesco Zuccarelli (1702 - 1788) |
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| Applied technique: | Chalk |
| Medium: | Stone |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
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