Eugène DELACROIX - Three soldiers, Drawing
Three soldiers lying down, wearing tricorn hats
Original drawing in ink (sanguine)
Signed with the seal of the workshop of the artist at the bottom center
Dimensions: 18 x 31 cm (7.8 x 12.2 inches) on sight
Gilded wooden baguette frame
Prestigious provenance:
- Christie's sale in 2008 of part of the collection of Lee Jonhson, considered as the best expert on Delacroix's work and to whom we owe the referential catalogue raisonné for the artist.
- Lee Johnson had this drawing from Nicos Dhikeos, consul of Cyprus in France and great collector who donated part of his collection to the Getty Museum of Los Angeles, and from which numerous drawings were acquired for the collection of the Louvre Museum and the National Gallery. (Seal of the the N Dhikeos collection in the inferior left angle)
- Acquired at the workshop of the artist
A superb drawing of a classic theme by Delacroix and issued from an exceptional collection.
(In very good condition.)
Eugène Delacroix :
(1798-1863) was a french painter, considered as one of the precursors of the Romantic movement, and its major french figure. Already in his early stages, Delacroix got away from his academical training, which he accomplished at the Beaux-Arts. He was opposed to classicism, drawing inspiration from painters such as Rubens or Venetian painters of the Renaissance. He preferred depicting human passions in a realistic style, through expressive brushstrokes, using optical effects linked to light and colours as a main purpose. It is in that way that he profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.
After his first exhibition at the Salon, Eugène Delacroix was regularly commissioned for paintings by public institutions. He received his first official award thanks to his worlwide renowned painting "La Liberté guidant le peuple" (Liberty leading the people) (1831).
His most renowned works are "La Liberté guidant le peuple" (Liberty leading the people), "la Mort de Sardanapale" (The Death of Sardanapalus) ou encore "Les Massacres de Scio" (The Massacre at Chios). His works are present in all the most prestigious museums around the world.
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