FRENCH SCHOOL 18thC - FIGURE STUDIES ATTR. GREUZE - SPECIAL INK DRAWING
Item History & Price
For sale is this interesting drawing, a recent find on a market near Chartres (South of Paris). The drawing, originaly framed (but taken out of the frame to preserve the drawing from further damage), came out of a local house clearance and is part of a set of three simular drawings by the same artist.The drawing also is related to the figure studies (given to Greuze), I listed in july of this year.
The present drawing, executed in pen and ink on laid paper, depicts a man and w...oman in conversation.These scenes must have been made after nature.
Authorship : the drawing is from the French School, attributed to Jean-Baptiste Greuze. The figures studies are very typical and comparable with small scetches Greuze made as preparatory studies for his paintings. Further research should bring clearness to this matter.
JEAN-BAPTISTE GREUZE (Tournus 1725 - Paris 1805) : After training in Lyon, Jean-Baptiste Greuze arrived in Paris in 1750, where he sporadically attended the Académie Royale. His 1755 Salon debut was a triumph, but the acclamation turned his head. He antagonized everyone, including fellow artists, which later proved disastrous.
While retaining the clear, bright colors and lighter attitude of eighteenth-century painting, Greuze introduced a Dutch-influenced realism into French genre painting and portraiture. Through vivid facial expressions and dramatic gestures, Greuze's moralizing paintings exemplified the new idea that painting should relate to life. They captured the details of settings and costumes, spoke to the heart and educated viewers.
In 1769 Académie members refused Greuze membership as a history painter, accepting him only in the lower category of genre, perhaps partly from ill will. Humiliated, he withdrew from public exhibitions completely. During the 1770s Greuze enjoyed a widespread reputation and engravings after his paintings were widely distributed. By the 1780s, Neoclassicism curtailed his popularity and his quality declined. After enduring poverty and neglect, he died unnoticed, having outlived his time and his reputation.
Period : ca. 1750-1760.
Size : 9, 2x6cm.
Provenance : An unidentified collector's mark on the backside "CM" (not in Lugt).
Condition : Fairly good. Some scattered dirt throughout. Sides front and backside : traces of previous attaching (cleanable). Unframed.
Shipping : flat shippingrate 14$. Shipped as International Registered Mail (with trackingn°). Combined shipping available.
The present drawing, executed in pen and ink on laid paper, depicts a man and w...oman in conversation.These scenes must have been made after nature.
Authorship : the drawing is from the French School, attributed to Jean-Baptiste Greuze. The figures studies are very typical and comparable with small scetches Greuze made as preparatory studies for his paintings. Further research should bring clearness to this matter.
JEAN-BAPTISTE GREUZE (Tournus 1725 - Paris 1805) : After training in Lyon, Jean-Baptiste Greuze arrived in Paris in 1750, where he sporadically attended the Académie Royale. His 1755 Salon debut was a triumph, but the acclamation turned his head. He antagonized everyone, including fellow artists, which later proved disastrous.
While retaining the clear, bright colors and lighter attitude of eighteenth-century painting, Greuze introduced a Dutch-influenced realism into French genre painting and portraiture. Through vivid facial expressions and dramatic gestures, Greuze's moralizing paintings exemplified the new idea that painting should relate to life. They captured the details of settings and costumes, spoke to the heart and educated viewers.
In 1769 Académie members refused Greuze membership as a history painter, accepting him only in the lower category of genre, perhaps partly from ill will. Humiliated, he withdrew from public exhibitions completely. During the 1770s Greuze enjoyed a widespread reputation and engravings after his paintings were widely distributed. By the 1780s, Neoclassicism curtailed his popularity and his quality declined. After enduring poverty and neglect, he died unnoticed, having outlived his time and his reputation.
Period : ca. 1750-1760.
Size : 9, 2x6cm.
Provenance : An unidentified collector's mark on the backside "CM" (not in Lugt).
Condition : Fairly good. Some scattered dirt throughout. Sides front and backside : traces of previous attaching (cleanable). Unframed.
Shipping : flat shippingrate 14$. Shipped as International Registered Mail (with trackingn°). Combined shipping available.
