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Lot 1507 Dα

François-Joseph Navez - Study of a Male Nude

Auction 1087 - overview Cologne
20.05.2017, 14:30 - 19th Century Art
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.600 €
Result: 1.364 € (incl. premium)

François-Joseph Navez

Study of a Male Nude

Black chalk on laid paper. 59 x 44.3 cm.
Framed under glass.
Inscribed to the lower edge by an unknown hand: Navez provient de Portaels.

François-Joseph Navez was an important Belgian proponent of the Neoclassical style and Director of the Brussels Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts from 1835 to 1862. According to an inscription on the lower right of this drawing, it originates from the estate of his son-in-law and pupil, the painter Jean-François Portaels.

Provenance

According to an inscription to the lower left: Jean-Francois Portaels (1818-1895). - Private collection, Belgium.