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Drawn to Life – Works on Paper from a Distinguished Private Collection

Hubert Robert

Two figures in a rocky landscape

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Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Drawn to Life – Works on Paper from a Distinguished Private Collection

Hubert Robert

(Paris 1733 - 1808)

Two figures in a rocky landscape

Red chalk;

dated in red chalk on the mount, lower right: le 7 avril 1774 (?)

365 by 290 mm

With François Renaud (L.1042), a Parisian mount maker;

sale, Paris, Christie's, 1 April 2011, lot 84,

where acquired by the present owner

Charles de la Fosse

Study of the head, torso and left arm of a male figure and a separate study of his head in profile

Estimate:18,000 - 22,000 GBP

Donato Creti

A nymph sleeping under a tree

Estimate:8,000 - 12,000 GBP

François-André Vincent

La Bataille des Pyramides

Estimate:80,000 - 120,000 EUR

Francesco Primaticcio

Mercury and Bacchus

Estimate:50,000 - 70,000 GBP

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

The Holy Family Returns to Nazareth

Estimate:40,000 - 60,000 GBP

Allaert Van Everdingen

Rocky Coast with Figures in a Rowing Boat

Estimate:5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Carlo Maratti

Study of a woman seen in profile, head and shoulders, and a separate study of her left arm with a slight indication of its upper contour studied at the top, her hand holding a cloth

Estimate:20,000 - 30,000 GBP

Claude Gellée, called Claude Lorrain

Study of two mules in a landscape

Estimate:10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Isaac Oliver

The Virgin and Child Enthroned

Estimate:40,000 - 60,000 GBP

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Study of hands

Estimate:10,000 - 15,000 GBP