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FERDINAND-VICTOR-EUGÈNE DELACROIX | Satyr embracing a nymph, after Peter-Paul Rubens
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 EUR
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Description
- Suiveur de Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)
- Satyr embracing a nymph, after Peter-Paul Rubens
- Inscribed on the reverse N° 1945 Tête de Satyre embrassant une nymphe
- Oil on canvas from Haro's
- 16,5 x 22 cm ; 6 1/2 by 8 5/8 in.
Provenance
Posthumous sale Delacroix, February 1864, lot 174 ;
Purchased at the above by Mr. de Bellio ;
Johan Lonberg Collection, Denmark ;
Sale, Copenhaguen, 30 April 1964, lot 1166, illustrated ;
F. and P. Nathan Collection, Zurich ;
Rau Collection ;
Sale, 16 May 2015, lot 1217 ;
Purchased at the above by the current owner
Purchased at the above by Mr. de Bellio ;
Johan Lonberg Collection, Denmark ;
Sale, Copenhaguen, 30 April 1964, lot 1166, illustrated ;
F. and P. Nathan Collection, Zurich ;
Rau Collection ;
Sale, 16 May 2015, lot 1217 ;
Purchased at the above by the current owner
Exhibited
Super Französisch, Kunstkammer Rau, Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Remagen, 2010, p. 108 of the catalogue, illustrated p. 45 ;
De Rossaert & zijn passanten, Rossaert Gallery, Antwerp, 2016, illustrated p. 112 in the exhibition catalogue
De Rossaert & zijn passanten, Rossaert Gallery, Antwerp, 2016, illustrated p. 112 in the exhibition catalogue
Literature
Alfred Robaut, L'oeuvre complet d'Eugène Delacroix. Peintures. Dessins. Gravures. Lithographies., Paris, 1885, p. 474, n°1945 ;
Tout l'oeuvre peint de Delacroix, Paris, 1975, n° 885 ;
Lee Johnson, The Paintings of Eugène Delacroix. A critical catalogue., Oxford, 1981, Vol. I, p. 15, n°18 ; Vol. II, illust. 16
Tout l'oeuvre peint de Delacroix, Paris, 1975, n° 885 ;
Lee Johnson, The Paintings of Eugène Delacroix. A critical catalogue., Oxford, 1981, Vol. I, p. 15, n°18 ; Vol. II, illust. 16
Condition
original canvas ; colours are brighter in the catalogue than in reality, the yellows and reds are less pigmented in the painting, especially the nymph's hair, which are much fairer ; large repainted area on the nymph's left breast ; tiny little repainted touches in the satyr's hair and beard ; tiny repainted areas betzeen the satyr's two fingers and in the nymph's mouth ; very good condiion
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Delacroix enjoyed making copies of Old Masters : Raphaël, Titian, Veronese or Rubens. He made several, especially in the 1820s, as he was preparing for the Prix de Rome. The study we are presenting here was made after Rubens' painting, Diana and her Nymphs surprised by Satyrs kept in Cleveland (see visual below). The painting then belonged to Sir Simon Clarke, in the Hertfordshire, where Delacroix may have seen it during his 1825 trip to London.
In this painting, Delacroix focuses on the faces of the satyre and the nymph, to their shoulders, ommitting their sensual bodies and illustrating only the battle between vice (the satyr) and virtue (the nymph).
In this painting, Delacroix focuses on the faces of the satyre and the nymph, to their shoulders, ommitting their sensual bodies and illustrating only the battle between vice (the satyr) and virtue (the nymph).