Théodore Chassériau

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Théodore Chassériau
1819-1856
Portrait of Madame Charles Damour
1852
Graphite with white chalk.
13 15/16 x 10 9/16 inches (355 x 268 mm)
Thaw Collection.
2017.33
Notes: 

Watermark: none.
A student of Ingres, Chasseriau adopted the characteristic style of his master's portrait drawings. In this graphite sketch, Chasseriau shows the wife of his close friend and fellow artist Charles Damour casually seated against the arm of a chair. At the lower right, Chasseriau dedicated the portrait to Damour. -- Exhibition Label, from "Life Lines: Portrait Drawings from Dürer to Picasso."

Inscription: 

Inscribed, signed, and dated at lower right, "A mon ami--/Ch--D'Amour/Th[re]Chasseriau/ 1852--".

Provenance: 
M. and Mme Charles Damour; Galerie Odermatt-Cazeau, Paris; John & Paul Herring & Co., New York; Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw, New York.
Associated names: 

Damour, Charles, 1813-1887, former owner.
Damour, Charles, Mrs., former owner.
Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.

Bibliography: 

Thaw Catalogue Raisonné, 2017, no. 51, repr.
Denison, Cara D. et al. The Thaw Collection : Master Drawings and New Acquisitions. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1994, no. 75.

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Chassériau, Théodore
School: 
French
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints