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Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Gericault — Cupid Disarmed by Venus
Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Gericault

Cupid Disarmed by Venus

A classical drawing by Théodore Gericault depicting the mythological scene of Cupid being disarmed by Venus, executed in pen and brown ink with wash over black chalk on red paper.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk on red prepared paper;

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Old Master and British Works on Paper

January 18, 2023

Estimate: $8,000$12,000

Lot 239

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Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Gericault, Cupid Disarmed by Venus

A classical drawing by Théodore Gericault depicting the mythological scene of Cupid being disarmed by Venus, executed in pen and brown ink with wash over black chalk on red paper.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk on red prepared paper;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Pen and Ink, Wash, Mythological, Classical Drawing, Red Paper