Ingres' Best Profile

Result EUR76,800

Published on 12 November 2021, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 05 November 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Drawn like finely chiseled marble, this half-length portrait was acclaimed at its true value, and dominated a group of modern drawings through its elegance.

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), Half-Length Portrait in Profile Facing Left of Alexandre-Michel Beljame in Rome, 1812, graphite, paper mounted on cardboard, diam. 18 cm/7 in.
Result: €76,800

Recently rediscovered when it was long thought lost, and with a model only lately identified, this Half-Length Portrait in profile facing left of Alexandre-Michel…

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