May 24, 2022 10:00 EST
Old Masters Paintings & Silver
68
Attributed to Eugene Delacroix
Sketches of Soldiers, said to be after figures in the 1493 Liber Chronicarum (Nuremberg Chronicle) in the Grafische Kabinett in Munich
Bears the estate stamp of Eugène Delacroix (lc); inscribed Dessins du cabinet de Munich/Martin Schoor/Liber chronicarum 1443 (ur); a label on the backing reads: 165/Delacroix/Étude de soldats . . .
Graphite pencil on paper
7 3/8 x 9 1/8 inches (8.5 x 23.2 cm)
Provenance:
Estate of Eugène Delacroix
Collection of Edgar Degas (March 26-27, 1918, cat. No. 165)
Sold for $5,312
Estimated at $600 - $900
Includes Buyer's Premium
Attributed to Eugene Delacroix
Sketches of Soldiers, said to be after figures in the 1493 Liber Chronicarum (Nuremberg Chronicle) in the Grafische Kabinett in Munich
Bears the estate stamp of Eugène Delacroix (lc); inscribed Dessins du cabinet de Munich/Martin Schoor/Liber chronicarum 1443 (ur); a label on the backing reads: 165/Delacroix/Étude de soldats . . .
Graphite pencil on paper
7 3/8 x 9 1/8 inches (8.5 x 23.2 cm)
Provenance:
Estate of Eugène Delacroix
Collection of Edgar Degas (March 26-27, 1918, cat. No. 165)
Not viewed out of the frame. Paper lightly toned. Vertical crease down the center. One spot of foxing or simillar discoloration (ll)
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Auction: Old Masters Paintings & Silver, May 24, 2022
