Attributed to Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863) Lion Studies/A Double-sided Sketch Stamped "E.D" in red l.r., inscribed with text in French along the bottom edge, identified on an invoice from Chamberlin Gallery, New York, dated November 11, 1988. Graphite on laid paper, 9 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (24.0 x 26.3 cm), in a double-sided frame. Condition: Abrasions with punctures, toning, foxing, hinged at the corners to window mat (hinges broken on u.l. and l.l. corners with resulting small losses to sheet at these points). N.B. The lot is accompanied by a copy of the invoice from Chamberlin Gallery including a short text, referenced above. It states that the text was compiled with the assistance of the Delacroix scholar, Professor Lee Johnson. It explains that the drawing relates back to a c. 1830 painting by Delacroix, Study of Lions . The text of the pencil inscription on the bottom of the drawing corresponds to Delacroix's journal entry of June 14, 1851, and reappears in an entry on April 27, 1854, in which the artist contemplated using images of lions in two paintings, one an allegory of genius attaining glory. However, the inscription on the drawing is probably not in the artist's hand.
Attributed to Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863) Lion Studies/A Double-sided Sketch Stamped "E.D" in red l.r., inscribed with text in French along the bottom edge, identified on an invoice from Chamberlin Gallery, New York, dated November 11, 1988. Graphite on laid paper, 9 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (24.0 x 26.3 cm), in a double-sided frame. Condition: Abrasions with punctures, toning, foxing, hinged at the corners to window mat (hinges broken on u.l. and l.l. corners with resulting small losses to sheet at these points). N.B. The lot is accompanied by a copy of the invoice from Chamberlin Gallery including a short text, referenced above. It states that the text was compiled with the assistance of the Delacroix scholar, Professor Lee Johnson. It explains that the drawing relates back to a c. 1830 painting by Delacroix, Study of Lions . The text of the pencil inscription on the bottom of the drawing corresponds to Delacroix's journal entry of June 14, 1851, and reappears in an entry on April 27, 1854, in which the artist contemplated using images of lions in two paintings, one an allegory of genius attaining glory. However, the inscription on the drawing is probably not in the artist's hand.
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