Théodore Chassériau
1819-1856
Portrait of Madame Charles Damour
1852
13 15/16 x 10 9/16 inches (355 x 268 mm)
Graphite with white chalk.
2017.33
Thaw Collection.
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."
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."
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed, signed, and dated at lower right, "A mon ami--/Ch--D'Amour/Th[re]Chasseriau/ 1852--".
Associated names
Damour, Charles, 1813-1887, former owner.
Damour, Charles, Mrs., former owner.
Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, 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.
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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