Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825)

Jacques-Louis David

This drawing depicts a classical sculpture (see photo) said to represent a Sabine (the Sabines were a village people who resided northeast of ancient Rome). David saw the statue at Rome's Villa Medici, a fact he noted by inscribing the location at the lower left corner of this study. The artist made the sketch early in his career, during his 1775-80 stay in Italy as winner of the coveted Rome Prize scholarship. This and the many other drawings and tracings that David made after ancient sculpture and vases in Italy helped him later become the leader of neoclassical painting.

<i>French Master Drawings from the Collection of Muriel Butkin</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001); Dahesh Museum of Art (February 19-May 18, 2002).

French Master Drawings from the Collection of Muriel Butkin

A vertically oriented pen and brown ink drawing with gray wash depicts a woman standing in classical dress. Facing right, she wears a long, draped gown and a veil. Her right arm is bent near her chest, while her left hand holds a small cylinder. Gray wash defines shadows within the heavy folds of fabric. With a furrowed brow and parted lips, she gazes right. Thin gold lines frame the beige paper.

Estate of the artist [first atelier sale, Paris (17 April 1826), no. 66 (Album 10 of the "douze grands livres de croquis")]; [second atelier sale, Paris (11 March 1835), no. 16 (Album 10)]; M. A. Chassagnolle, Paris, as of 1835 (Album 10); Solange de Ludre Frolois (marquise de Ludre) (?-1949) (Album 10); marquise de Lau d'Allemans (Album 10) (according to Butkin records); Madame de Chaumont-Quitry (Album 10) (according to Butkin records); [Galerie Charpentier, Paris (15 March 1956), no. 11 (Album 10)]; [Germain Seligmann, New York (1958?)]; [Christie's, London (7 July 1959), no. 53 ("Squires" according to typed price list of sale)]; [Sotheby's, London (4 July 1975), no. 149]; [Jenkins Company, Austin, Texas]; [Stuart Greenspan, New York (1979)]; purchased in 1979.

Study of the Sabine Statue from the Villa Medici

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