191 - 191. * Jean-François Raffaëlli (Paris 1850-1924)

Estimate €6,000 - €8,000

Description

191. * Jean-François Raffaëlli (Paris 1850-1924) Portrait d'homme signed 'J. F. RAFFAELLI' (lower left) oil on board 36,2 x 25.8cm (14 1/4 x 10 3/16in). Provenance With Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London Private Collection, USA Exhibited London, Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, 19th Century French Drawings, 13 June - 14 July 1979, no. 85 (according to label attached to the reverse) The present portrait is a preparatory study for the figure depicted in the upper left corner of the painting George Clémenceau Prononçant un discours au Cirque Fernando, now preserved at the Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon (MV 6019 ; RF 2594). We are grateful to Brame & Lorenceau for confirming the authenticity of the present work, which will be included in the forthcoming digital catalogue raisonné of the artist.

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Auction time 11/04/2026 at 1:00 PM

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