Lot 38
Lot 38
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Property from the Collection of A. Jerrold Perenchio
JEAN-BAPTISTE GREUZE (Tournus 1725-1805 Paris)

Head of a young girl

Price Realised USD 13,750
Estimate
USD 7,000 - USD 10,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, any applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see the Conditions of Sale for full details.
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JEAN-BAPTISTE GREUZE (Tournus 1725-1805 Paris)

Head of a young girl

Price Realised USD 13,750
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Price Realised USD 13,750
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JEAN-BAPTISTE GREUZE (Tournus 1725-1805 Paris)
Head of a young girl
black chalk, stumping, heightened with white, on brown paper
1218 x 958 in. (30.6 x 24.5 cm)
Provenance
with Galerie Perrin, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 1989.
Special notice
Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.
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Lot Essay

The technique of the drawing can be compared to the artist’s portrait of Denis Diderot at the Morgan Library & Museum (inv. 1958.3; see E. Munhall, Greuze. The Draftsman, exhib. cat., New York, The Frick Collection, and Los Angeles, The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2002, no. 55, ill.).
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