"Jean-léon Gérôme - Portrait Of A Young Girl"
Jean-Léon GÉRÔME (Vesoul 1824 - Paris 1904)Portrait of a young girl with mischievous eyes
3 pencils on paper mounted on canvas
61 cm x 50 cm (with frame) - 50 cm x 40 cm on view
Signed and dated "1857" lower right
Traces of mounting, minor spotting, slight insolation
Provenance :
- Blanchet stamp dated 1856 on verso of canvas
This is probably the portrait of the daughter of a close friend of Gérôme, who had the drawing mounted and framed by himself.
Research file available on request
We would like to thank Madame EMILY WEEKS for confirming the attribution to Gérôme. The drawing will be included in her catalog raisonné currently in preparation. A certificate of authenticity in her hand can be obtained for an additional fee.
Consultation by appointment only.
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