François Boucher - Studie nach dem Kopf eines Mädchens
auction 383, Lot 169
Fine Art and Antiques
on 20 March 2019
François Boucher
Studie nach dem Kopf eines Mädchens
Differenzbesteuerung
Boucher, Francois
Study of the head of a girl
Facing right, eyes lowered. Coloured chalks on paper. 29.8 x 23.8 cm. Delicately edged. Old mounting. Slightly stained. Damage to frame. Handwritten dedication on the cardboard frame "À notre cher papa, témoignage de notre grande tendresse / 26 septembre 1906 / Ninette - Robert - Georges". Excerpt from a French auction catalogue. We thank Alastair Laing, London, who confirmed the authenticity of the present drawing on 12 December 2018, on the basis of an image file. Provenance: South German private collection.
