Circle of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French 1725-1805- Study of an arm...
Circle of Jean-Baptiste Greuze,
French 1725-1805-
Study of an arm and hands;
red chalk heightened with touches of white chalk on laid paper with indistinct watermark, 17.4 x 25.6 cm., (unframed).
Provenance:
Private Collection, UK.
Note:
Likely belonging to a young girl, who appears to hold a piece of material, the hands and arm depicted in the present work loosely recall those in the oil 'Young Knitter Asleep' (c.1759) by Greuze, which is held at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens [no.78.20.8].
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Circle of Jean-Baptiste Greuze,
French 1725-1805-
Study of an arm and hands;
red chalk heightened with touches of white chalk on laid paper with indistinct watermark, 17.4 x 25.6 cm., (unframed).
Provenance:
Private Collection, UK.
Note:
Likely belonging to a young girl, who appears to hold a piece of material, the hands and arm depicted in the present work loosely recall those in the oil 'Young Knitter Asleep' (c.1759) by Greuze, which is held at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens [no.78.20.8].