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Lot 12

Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
Lot 12 Details
Gustave Doré (1832-1883), French

FIRST DRAFT OF A COMPOSITION FOR FRANÇOISE DE RIMINI

red chalk on Arches laid paper
signed in red ink lower right; inscribed "première ébauche d'une composition pour la Françoise de Rimini appartient à Monsieur le Dr Michel" in pencil verso
6.8 x 4.7 in — 17.2 x 12 cm

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $2,375
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Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
  • Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
  • Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
  • Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
  • Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
  • Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
Provenance:

Collection of Dr. Michel, Paris, France
P. Husson, Paris, France
Art Dialogue Gallery, Toronto, ON
Private Collection, Toronto, ON

Literature:

Henri Leblanc and Charles Bosse, Catalogue de l’œuvre Complet de Gustave Doré: Illustrations, Peintures, Dessins, Sculptures, Eaux-Fortes,Lithographies, Paris: Ch. Bosse, Libraire 16-18, Rue De L’Ancienne-Comédie, 1931, 223.

CONDITION DETAILS

Good overall condition.
Minor mat burn, scattered accretions to lower left quadrant and upper edge, adhesive residue to upper corners and lower right quadrant verso.

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