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Dessins et peintures anciens – Oude tekeningen & schilderijen

94 [French school]

Portrait of a lady. 18th c.

Oil on canvas, 76,4 x 59,2 cm (good and hangable condition, some retouches all

over the painting, relined). Under gilt wooden frame (some wear).

1.000 / 1.500 €

96 [French school]

Attributed to SUBLEYRAS, Pierre Hubert - Birth of the Virgin.

C. 1740-1750.

Drawing, black chalk, traces of white chalk, 31 x 18 cm, laid paper, unsigned, later

ms. attribution in lower right corner. Stuck by upper corners under passe-partout.

250 / 300 €

Unidentified portrait of a well-off lady wearing a dress finished with lace and

embellished with numerous jewels.

95 [French school]

Portrait of a military figure. First half 18th c.

Drawing, pen and ink, gouache and pencil, 21 x 16,2 cm, laid paper (two brown

stains, trimmed). Stuck by upper edge on mod. paper with attr. to Charles le

Brun.

120 / 150 €

The shading and typically vertical, shallow compositions and rendering of

facial types of this drawing are typical of Subleyras’ style. This sheet show

some similarities to attributed drawings such as «St Benedict Resuscitating

an infant», in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of New York (inv.

1974.354), or «St Ambroise forgives Theodoric» in the Louvre (inv. 32926),

especially in its treatment of shading.

97 [French school]

Grisaille of a niche with playing putti. 18th c.

Oil on canvas, 109 x 49,5 cm, unsigned (some scratches at lower part and upper

left, multiple lacunes with paint loss, small tear in canvas with paint loss at upper

right centre). Unframed.

300 / 400 €

Oval-shaped study sheet with a portrait of a French courtly figure. The

harnassed right arm and baton probably hint at his military role. The drawing

is overlayed with a squaring grid to facilitate copying the design for a painting

or a print.

(Detail)

Three putti having fun in an alcove. One riding a goat, another dressing a

fluted column with garlands. Nice rococo panel, possibly intended as an interior

decoration.

ARENBERG AUCTIONS • 19.10.2019 • 35

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