23rd Oct, 2019 12:00
British & Continental Pictures & Prints
5
AFTER JEAN-ANTOINE WATTEAU
AFTER JEAN-ANTOINE WATTEAU
LA PERSPECTIVE
oil on panel
21.9 x 16.0cm / 8 3/5 x 6 1/4in
The present work is after Watteau's only known Fete Galante to show an identifiable location, the Château de Montmorency near Paris. The Château was the home of his friend and patron, the art collector and financier Pierre Crozat. The composition was engraved by Louis Crépy and published in 1729.
Sold for £300
AFTER JEAN-ANTOINE WATTEAU
LA PERSPECTIVE
oil on panel
21.9 x 16.0cm / 8 3/5 x 6 1/4in
The present work is after Watteau's only known Fete Galante to show an identifiable location, the Château de Montmorency near Paris. The Château was the home of his friend and patron, the art collector and financier Pierre Crozat. The composition was engraved by Louis Crépy and published in 1729.
Auction: British & Continental Pictures & Prints, 23rd Oct, 2019
