Original Sanguine Chalk Portrait 20C
'Head of a Girl'
A beautiful and delicate study in sanguine chalk on laid paper, signed by the artist lower right.
Leon Detroy was a Post-Impressionist painter born in Chinon in 1859. He attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. After meeting Claude Monet he devoted his art to Landscapes but also produced sensitive graphic works, often in chalk, of which this is a very good example.
He was highly regarded by the critics as well as his contemporaries such as Vuillard, Bonnard etc.
Provenance: Private UK collection
Frame size 20 5/8" x 18 1/4", drawing size approx. 11" x 9"
Very good condition, vintage frame and mount also in good condition, ready to hang
For overseas shipping please contact me for a quote
Original Sanguine Chalk Portrait 20C
'Head of a Girl'
A beautiful and delicate study in sanguine chalk on laid paper, signed by the artist lower right.
Leon Detroy was a Post-Impressionist painter born in Chinon in 1859. He attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. After meeting Claude Monet he devoted his art to Landscapes but also produced sensitive graphic works, often in chalk, of which this is a very good example.
He was highly regarded by the critics as well as his contemporaries such as Vuillard, Bonnard etc.
Provenance: Private UK collection
Frame size 20 5/8" x 18 1/4", drawing size approx. 11" x 9"
Very good condition, vintage frame and mount also in good condition, ready to hang
For overseas shipping please contact me for a quote
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