Antoine Watteau
1684-1721
Study of a Young Man Seen from the Back and a Study of a Right Arm
ca. 1717
8 3/16 x 9 inches (208 x 227 mm)
Black, red, and white chalk, on light brown paper.
2000.56
Thaw Collection.
Notes
This crisp study of an elegantly posed young man is executed en trois crayons--with black, red, and white chalks--a technique perfected by Watteau. Like many other sketches from life made by the artist, this study was later used in conjunction with a painted work, the Scale of Love in the National Gallery of London. The figure of the seated young man in fine attire seen from behind, however, appears in other study sheets and painted compositions by the artist, as it was a favorite motif in Watteau's repertoire. -- Exhibition Label, from "Drawn to Greatness: Master Drawings from the Thaw Collection"
Associated names
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830, former owner.
James, Andrew, ca. 1857, former owner.
James, Sarah Ann, former owner.
Groult, Camille, 1832-1908, former owner.
Groult, Jean, 1868-1951, former owner.
Bordeaux-Groult, Pierre, 1916-2007, former owner.
Farman, Henri, former owner.
Wertheimer, Otto, 1896-1973, former owner.
Wertheimer, Anne, 1898-1981, former owner.
Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.
James, Andrew, ca. 1857, former owner.
James, Sarah Ann, former owner.
Groult, Camille, 1832-1908, former owner.
Groult, Jean, 1868-1951, former owner.
Bordeaux-Groult, Pierre, 1916-2007, former owner.
Farman, Henri, former owner.
Wertheimer, Otto, 1896-1973, former owner.
Wertheimer, Anne, 1898-1981, former owner.
Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.
Bibliography
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY, "Drawn to Greatness: Master Drawings from the Thaw Collection", 2017. Exh. cat., no. 398, repr.
Denison, Cara D. et al. Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw. Part II. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1985, no. 9, repr. (also in Thaw III, no. 35)
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no. 35, repr. in color.
Denison, Cara D. et al. From Mantegna to Picasso : Drawings from the Thaw Collection at the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. London : Royal Academy of Arts ; New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1996, no. 22, repr. in color.
Rosenberg, Pierre and Louis-Antoine Prat. Antoine Watteau 1684-1721, Catalogue raisonné des dessins, 3 vols., Milan, 1996, II, no. 503, p. 842, repr.
Dervaux, Isabelle. Drawing connections: Baselitz, Kelly, Penone, Rockburne, and the old masters. New York: Morgan Library & Museum, 2007, p. 22-23 (repr.)
100 Master drawings from the Morgan Library & Museum. München : Hirmer, 2008, no. 77, repr. [Jennifer Tonkovich]
Denison, Cara D. et al. Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw. Part II. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1985, no. 9, repr. (also in Thaw III, no. 35)
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no. 35, repr. in color.
Denison, Cara D. et al. From Mantegna to Picasso : Drawings from the Thaw Collection at the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. London : Royal Academy of Arts ; New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1996, no. 22, repr. in color.
Rosenberg, Pierre and Louis-Antoine Prat. Antoine Watteau 1684-1721, Catalogue raisonné des dessins, 3 vols., Milan, 1996, II, no. 503, p. 842, repr.
Dervaux, Isabelle. Drawing connections: Baselitz, Kelly, Penone, Rockburne, and the old masters. New York: Morgan Library & Museum, 2007, p. 22-23 (repr.)
100 Master drawings from the Morgan Library & Museum. München : Hirmer, 2008, no. 77, repr. [Jennifer Tonkovich]
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