Live auction - Lot 402
Venus and putti.
19th c
€ 200 / 300
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Lot description
Drawing, pencil and chalk, 42,5 x 31,6 cm, laid paper, unsigned (signature on lower right corner possible scraped out, sm. def. on left arm).
Mounted on mod. cardb. support.
A female nude, possibly Venus, gazes seductively at the viewer. In the background are three cupids or putti playing. The drawing style recalls the fragility and sensual elusiveness of the French Rococo.