Delacroix 2018

35. Studies of the Heads of Animals Feuille d’études avec des têtes de fauves Pen and brown ink on paper 12 3 ⁄ 8 x 8 3 ⁄ 4 inches (31.5 x 22.5 cm) Estate sale stamp lower right: Lugt 838a

PROVENANCE Delacroix sale 1864, possibly part of lot 485 ( Lions et lionnes, Etudes et dessins, 43 feuilles ); Collection Giacomelli (annotation verso); His sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, April 17, 1894, part of lot 109 ( Cavaliers arabes et têtes de lions ); Purchased by Meyer (?). EXHIBITIONS Paris, Galerie Brame et Lorenceau, Les maîtres du dessin 1820–1920 , May 21– June 21, 1968, no. 6.

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