Jean-Baptiste Auguste Leloir, Two Dancing Figures, 19th-Century, Ink on Paper

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Two Dancing Figures is an Original Drawing, feather and brown ink, touches of wash, realized by Jean-Baptiste Auguste Leloir. Good … more Two Dancing Figures is an Original Drawing, feather and brown ink, touches of wash, realized by Jean-Baptiste Auguste Leloir. Good condition, included a big blue cardboard passepartout (50x32.5 cm). No signature on the little artwork. Jean-Baptiste Auguste Leloir, born in Paris on July 1, 1809, and died in the 17th arrondissement of Paris on March 8, 18921, is a French painter. Crowned with a 3rd Grand Prix of Rome in 1835, Auguste Leloir began exhibiting at the Salon the same year and was rewarded there twice, obtaining a third-class medal at the Salon in 1839, then a second-class medal at the Salon in 1841 for his painting depicting Homer, purchased by the State and deposited in the Louvre Museum. He has produced a work of history painter, author of paintings on religious and mythological subjects. he also practices the art of portraiture. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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