"Turkish woman and her child"
Drawing with lead pencil,
Signed lower right: E.Roux
Old small tear top left and some small scratches.
Provenance:
- Hôtel de Ventes de Senlis, sale on March 23, 2011
- Private collection, Paris
Beautiful drawing, finely realized, representing a mother and her child in Turkey.
A native of Vannes, unrelated to the Roux family of Marseilles, he made a great career in the navy by finishing at the rank of Admiral. He participated in the Salon from 1869 to 1870 with watercolors made during his travels.
Size: 10,5 x 16,2 cm without its frame and 27,5 x 21,5 cm with its modern golden frame
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