Descriptif du lot
In this drawing, the twenty-one year old Gervais portrayed his friend, the sculptor Jean Rivière (1853-1924), who was also active in Toulouse.
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Portrait of the sculptor Jean Rivière
Details
PAUL GERVAIS (TOULOUSE 1859-1944)
Portrait of the sculptor Jean Rivière
signed, dated, and inscribed ‘A. mon ami Riviere/ P. Gervais. 1880’
graphite, on wove paper
14 1⁄8x 12 in. (37 x 30.4 cm)
Portrait of the sculptor Jean Rivière
signed, dated, and inscribed ‘A. mon ami Riviere/ P. Gervais. 1880’
graphite, on wove paper
14 1⁄8x 12 in. (37 x 30.4 cm)
Provenance
with W.M. Brady & Co., New York.
Présenté par
Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections