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Pierre Louis Bouvier — Portrait of Mademoiselle Mars in Muscovite Attire, after Baron Gérard
Pierre Louis Bouvier

Portrait of Mademoiselle Mars in Muscovite Attire, after Baron Gérard

Pierre Louis Bouvier's portrait drawing uses charcoal, stumping, and white heightening to capture 'Mademoiselle Mars in Muscovite Attire' after Baron Gérard. The work demonstrates classical academic drawing techniques applied to portraiture with costume elements.

Medium
Charcoal and stumping, heightened with white;
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Master and British Works on Paper

January 19, 2022

Estimate: $2,000 – $3,000

Lot 120

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Pierre Louis Bouvier, Portrait of Mademoiselle Mars in Muscovite Attire, after Baron Gérard

Pierre Louis Bouvier's portrait drawing uses charcoal, stumping, and white heightening to capture 'Mademoiselle Mars in Muscovite Attire' after Baron Gérard. The work demonstrates classical academic drawing techniques applied to portraiture with costume elements.

Medium
Charcoal and stumping, heightened with white;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

French, 19th Century, Costume Study, Charcoal Drawing, Female Figure, Portrait, After Another Artist, Neoclassicism

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