Lot 197: JEAN AUGUSTE DOMINIQUE INGRES STUDY

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (French 1780-1867) Print, signed in the plate. Ingres study for the mural "Golden Age". The original was part of the collection of Louis E. Stern's. This print of the original was also part of Mr. Stern;s private collection. In rustic wood frame, linen mat under glass. In frame measures 17"x14"x1". Weight 4 pds. PROVENANCE: From the Estate of noted collector and Philanthropist Louis E. Stern (1886-1962) by descent. Art collector, attorney; New York, N.Y. Born in Balta, Russia, Stern joined his father in America ca. 1900, and earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1909. An avid patron of the arts, Stern's large collection was notable for its illustrated artists' books, prints, sculpture, ancient and primitive objects, and paintings, in particular his many works by Marc Chagall (he was Chagall's US attorney), Picasso, Braque and many more. Upon his death, his collections were given to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, his art library to Rutgers, and other additional items to the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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