Studio of François Boucher (Paris 1703-1770)

La petite ménagère; and La petite beurrière

Details

Studio of François Boucher (Paris 1703-1770)
La petite ménagère; and La petite beurrière
oil on canvas
the first, 21½ x 25 5/8 in. (52.6 x 65.1 cm.); the second, 21 3/8 x 25 5/8 in. (54.2 x 65 cm.)
a pair (2)

Provenance

with Newhouse Galleries, New York.

Literature

A. Ananoff, François Boucher, Paris, 1976, II, under no. 413 (the first listed under 'Copies', 413/5: 'The present composition, given to J.B. Le Prince, was on the art market in 1973').

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Please note that the material for this pair of works is oil on canvas.

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Lot Essay

The present works are superb workshop replicas of paintings by Boucher known through a pair of engravings by Marie-Madeleine Igonet (see AA 413/4 & 414/4). The original canvas of La petite Beurrière is lost; the original of La petite Fermière, signed and dated 1752, was offered at Sotheby's, New York, 19 May 1994, lot 79.

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