Antoine Watteau (Valenciennes 1684-1721 Nogent-sur-Marne, near Paris)
Lot 68

Antoine Watteau (Valenciennes 1684-1721 Nogent-sur-Marne, near Paris)

A seated young woman, in a loose robe, her eyes downcast

Closed5 July 2011

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GBP 109,250

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Antoine Watteau (Valenciennes 1684-1721 Nogent-sur-Marne, near Paris)
A seated young woman, in a loose robe, her eyes downcast
reworked black and red chalk counterproof
9¼ x 7¼ in. (23.4 x 18.5 cm.)

Camille Groult, Paris
Jean Groult, his son
Pierre Bordeaux-Groult, his son.

Specialist note

This figure appears, in reverse, in the middle-ground of Watteau's La Game d'Amour in the National Gallery, London (inv. 2897). The present drawing must date from about the same time that the painting was executed, circa 1716-7.