JEAN-LÉON GÉRÔME
French, 1824–1904
Italienne Penchée sur un Balustrade
Signed and dated JL.Gérome/ Londres - 1870
Black crayon on paper
9½ x 8 inches (24 x 20 cm)
Framed: 15½ x 13¾ inches (39.4 x 35 cm)
This drawing is likely to be a study for one or both untraced paintings by Gérôme, titled Tête d'Italienne and
L'Italienne, painted in London in 1871 and sold by Goupil (Ackerman, p. 274, nos. 199 and 199.5).
Provenance
W.H. Doeg, London, c.1880-1890
Doeg Family, by descent
Sale, Sotheby's, Monaco, July 17, 1992, lot 300, illustrated
Sale, Christie's, London, November 21, 1996, lot 76, illustrated
Private Collection, Switzerland, until 2022
Literature
Gerald M. Ackerman, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Paris, 2000, pp. 274-5, illustrated
Benezit, Dictionary of Artists, Paris, 2006, vol. 6, p. 79
$23,000