Auction on
06 June 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) -
Château d'Artigny, 92, rue de Monts - 37250 Montbazon
The prince of Rococo will be present at Rouillac's 33rd Garden Party sale at the Château d'Artigny, in the Val-de-Loire, with a major discovery: La Petite Laitière (The Little Milkmaid), painted a year before his death.
François Boucher (1703-1770), La Petite Laitière (The Little Milkmaid), oil on canvas, 1769, carved gilt wood period frame, 64 x 52.5 cm/25.2 x 20.5 in. Estimate: 80,000/120,000 €
François Boucher (1703-1770), La Petite Laitière (The Little Milkmaid), oil on canvas, 1769, carved gilt wood period frame, 64 x 52.5 cm/25.2 x 20.5 in. Estimate: 80,000/120,000 €
For once, one should not fully depend on the information, albeit informative, concerning lot 48 in the printed version of the catalog for Rouillac's next sale at the Château d'Artigny , as the identity of the painting's creator was only confirmed after publication. This exciting turn of events is thanks to Boucher specialist Alastair Laing. Having recently taken a fresh look at the 18th-century…
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