Two Studies of an Indian from Calcutta, Seated and Standing

Eugène Delacroixc. 1823/1824

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Title: Two Studies of an Indian from Calcutta, Seated and Standing
Creator: Eugène Delacroix
Date Created: c. 1823/1824
Physical Dimensions: overall: 37.5 x 45.7 cm (14 3/4 x 18 in.) framed: 51.1 x 59.5 x 3.8 cm (20 1/8 x 23 7/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Provenance: The artist; (his estate sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 17-19 February 1864, no. 186);[1] (Cadart & Luquet). Detrimont; purchased February 1844 by Henri Rouart; (his sale, Galerie Manzi-Joyant, Paris, 9-11 December 1912, 1st day, no. 190); Lucien Henraux; by descent in his family; sold 1937 to (P. Rosenberg, Paris). Erich Maria Remarque [1898-1970], Porto Ronco, Ticino, Switzerland, by 1938 to at least 1957.[2] (Sam Salz, New York); purchased October 1960 by Paul [1907-1999] Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; bequest 1999 to NGA, with life interest to Mrs. Mellon; life interest released 2006. [1] Provenance from Lee Johnson, _The Paintings of Eugène Delacroix: A Critical Catalogue, 1816-1831_, 6 vols., Oxford, 1981: 1:no. 25. In the center of the middle stretcher bar is a red wax seal with the initials "ED." A torn label on the painting's stretcher includes the words: "[P]ropriétaire E.M. Remarque, Porto..." [2] Remarque lent the painting to exhibitions and museums from 1938 through 1957.
Medium: oil on canvas

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