Lot 138: Mathieu Ignace van Bree (Flemish, 1773-1839) 'Etude pour le tableau des Atheniens'

Name: Mathieu Ignace van Bree (Flemish, 1773-1839) 'Etude pour le tableau des Atheniens'
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 2594cdfb89

Est: £1,500 GBP - £2,000 GBP

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomJuly 10, 2019

Item Overview

Description

Mathieu Ignace van Bree (Flemish, 1773-1839)
'Etude pour le tableau des Atheniens' stamped with artist's initials 'M.I.VB' and titled (lower right); bears further indistinct inscription (upper right)black, red and white chalk34.3 x 29.2cm (13 1/2 x 11 1/2in).

The present work is a study for one of the figures in a painting by the artist which depicts the calling of the names of those selected from Athens to be sacrificed to the Minotaur. An etching after this work titled Proclamation des noms des Atheniens dévoués au Minotaure has been mounted underneath the study.

Artist or Maker

Mathieu Ignace van Bree

Auction Details

British and European Art

Bonhams

July 10, 2019, 01:00 PM BST

Montpelier Street Knightsbridge, London, LDN, SW7 1HH, UK

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