Jean-Baptiste Greuze: In All Innocence

Published on 22 April 2022, by Claire Papon

Auction on 29 April 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

It is hard to tell the age of this young girl painted by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, whose face evokes both the child and the adolescent.

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805), Jeune fille au ruban bleu dans les cheveux (Girl... Jean-Baptiste Greuze: In All Innocence

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805), Jeune fille au ruban bleu dans les cheveux (Girl with a Blue Ribbon in Her Hair), oil on canvas, 41 x 35 cm/16.1 x 13.8 in.
Estimate: €25,000/35,000

Jean-Baptiste Greuze was famous for his family scenes, which included joyous homecomings, the care of sick parents and marriages. He was admitted to the Académie in 1755, and exhibited Père de famille lisant la Bible à ses…

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TABLEAUX ANCIENS & XIXe - COLLECTION DE Mr. X ET À DIVERS AMATEURS

Friday 29 April 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live

Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris

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Childhood According to Greuze and Festivities with Lynch

Women were undeniably the focus of this sale of Old Masters and 19^th -century paintings, where Jean-Baptiste Greuze took first place, followed at a distance by Albert Lynch and Jean-Jacques Henner.