Lansky

Live Auction 2  –  6 July 2020

Lansky, Live Auction 2

Ancient and World Coins, Ancient Art, Paintings, Watches

Mo, 06.07.2020, from 3:00 PM CEST
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Description

Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863). Studies of twelve greek coins, 1825. Lithograph. 30x24cm. Third state of five. Signed and dated in stone. Delteil 47. Usual foxing. Of great numismatic interest. From a European private collection

Beyond his most emblematic works, it is less known that the young Delacroix had a taste for the design of ancient coins. For two years, between 1824 and 1825, he thus produced drawings and lithographs depicting Greek coins - still perfectly recognizable today - from the Cabinet des Médailles. Critic and art historian Théophile Silvestre described these studies as "the foundation of Delacroix's drawing system"...Rather than prescribing a contour, the content "determines the shape and measure of the container," an approach to drawing from the middle that Delacroix believed he had inherited from the ancients.

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Price realized 650 EUR
Starting price 200 EUR
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