Alexander Roslin

Lot 212: Alexander Roslin (Malmö 1718-1793 Paris)

Name: Alexander Roslin (Malmö 1718-1793 Paris)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 724ed01b75

Est: £20,000 GBP - £30,000 GBP

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 03, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Alexander Roslin (Malmö 1718-1793 Paris) Portrait of Adrien Jacques Puissant (1699-1782), half-length, in a red velvet coat with gold buttons and a lace cravat signed and dated 'Pt. par le Chev: Roslin / 1780.' (lower right) oil on canvas 31¾ x 25½ in. (80.5 x 64.8 cm.)

Dimensions

80.5 x 64.8 cm.

Artist or Maker

Alexander Roslin

Exhibited

Paris, Salon, 1781, no. 5.

Literature

O. Levertin, Niklas Lafrensen, Stockholm, 1899, p. 153. G.W. Lundberg, Roslin: Liv och Verk, Malmö, 1957, I, pp. 212 & 310, III, p. 95, no. 528.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Monaco, 26 June 1983, lot 506 (FF 50,000). Anonymous sale; Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers, Copenhagen, 23 February 1999, lot 270 (DKK 170,000).

Auction Details

Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale

Christie's

December 03, 2014, 10:30 AM UTC

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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