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Jean-Baptiste Greuze — Head study of a young woman looking up to the right

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Head study of a young woman looking up to the right

A portrait study of a young woman's head rendered in red chalk with pen and brown ink borders. The subject looks upward to the right in a contemplative pose.

Medium
Red chalk, within pen and brown ink framing lines
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries

July 6, 2022

Estimate: $40,000 – $60,000

Lot 41

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Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Head study of a young woman looking up to the right

A portrait study of a young woman's head rendered in red chalk with pen and brown ink borders. The subject looks upward to the right in a contemplative pose.

Medium
Red chalk, within pen and brown ink framing lines
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

French, Head Study, Figure Study, Women, Serene, Study, French Art, Red Chalk, Brown And Red, Ink, Young Woman, Portrait, Neoclassical, 18th Century, Neoclassicism, Figurative

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