Lot number 3727 - Auction 155
FOLGE VON 17 PYSIOGNOMISCHEN RÖTELZEICHNUNGEN MIT AUSDRUCKSKÖPFEN

ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES LE BRUN 24 February 1619 Paris - 12 February 1690 Ibid. SERIES OF 17 PYSIOGNOMIC RED CHALK DRAWINGS WITH EXPRESSIVE HEADS Each: Red chalk on chamois-coloured handmade paper. All: 10 x 6.5 cm. The sheets are titled with the following inscriptions: '1. Compassion, 2. Desire, 3. Hatred, 4. Contempt, 5. Contempt, 6. Sadness, 7. Extreme despair, 8. Pain, 9. Colere, 10. Colere meslée de haine, 11. autre veneration, 12. Colere meslée de rage, 13. Le Ravissement, 14. L'Amour simple, 15. La Frayeur, 16. Frayeur, 17. L' perense.' Mounted on sturdy paper. Partially stained, mounting residue, some corners damaged, creases and folds. All framed behind glass. Provenance: Formerly owned by Rhineland nobility and castle owners.