Charles-Antoine COYPEL (Paris 1694 - 1752) Self-portrait, head study Black stone and red chalk on beige paper. Traces of black pencil. (Glued in full, small stains in the upper right corner). 35,4 x 28 cm Provenance: Galerie de Bayser, Paris. This could be a preparatory study of the face for the artist's self-portrait currently in the Musée National du Château de Versailles (MV. 5813). (See : Thierry Lefrançois, Charles Coypel 1694 -1752, Paris, Éditions Arthéna, 1994, fig. I7, pp. 110 and 138). There is, however, a slight difference in the opening of the mouth.
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Charles-Antoine COYPEL (Paris 1694 - 1752) Self-portrait, head study Black stone and red chalk on beige paper. Traces of black pencil. (Glued in full, small stains in the upper right corner). 35,4 x 28 cm Provenance: Galerie de Bayser, Paris. This could be a preparatory study of the face for the artist's self-portrait currently in the Musée National du Château de Versailles (MV. 5813). (See : Thierry Lefrançois, Charles Coypel 1694 -1752, Paris, Éditions Arthéna, 1994, fig. I7, pp. 110 and 138). There is, however, a slight difference in the opening of the mouth.

Estimate
€12,000 - €15,000
Result
€12,800
Buyer's premium
28%
Charles-Antoine COYPEL (Paris 1694 - 1752) Self-portrait, head study Black stone and red chalk on beige paper. Traces of black pencil. (Glued in full, small stains in the upper right corner). 35,4 x 28 cm Provenance: Galerie de Bayser, Paris. This could be a preparatory study of the face for the artist's self-portrait currently in the Musée National du Château de Versailles (MV. 5813). (See : Thierry Lefrançois, Charles Coypel 1694 -1752, Paris, Éditions Arthéna, 1994, fig. I7, pp. 110 and 138). There is, however, a slight difference in the opening of the mouth.
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Old Drawings
Monday 20 March 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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