Carle van Loo
Study of a male nude, full-length, seated
Lot Closed
April 29, 03:16 PM GTNN
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Carle van Loo
Nice 1705 - 1765 Paris
Study of a male nude, full-length, seated
oil on canvas
unframed: 89.6 x 73.5 cm.; 35 1/4 x 29 in.
framed: 111 x 93.2 cm.; 43 3/4 x 36 3/4 in.
Probably Louis-Michel van Loo (1707-1771), recorded in the inventory of his estate, 22 April 1771 (as Deux Academies d’hommes de Carle Van-lo prisées Deux cent livres);
His sale, Paris, 14 December 1772, lot 73 (as one of a pair), for 269 livres 19 sols;
In the collects ion of the present owner for at least 6 years.
His sale, Paris, 14 December 1772, lot 73 (as one of a pair), for 269 livres 19 sols;
In the collects ion of the present owner for at least 6 years.
We are grateful to Alastair Laing who has inspected the painting first-hand and suggests it is an autograph replica of the picture in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Quimper.1
1 http://collects ions.mbaq.fr/fr/search-notice/detail/873-1-706-acade-1bc26