François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)

Playful Putti (two works)

pen and brown ink with red chalk on paper

7 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches (sight).

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Didier Aaron Ltd., London, 14 March 1990 (with invoice)

Frame: 13 5/8 x 15 1/8 inches.

Putti with Attributes of the Arts Sheet: 8 x 9 3/4 inches. Sheet is taped to mat window verso with four pieces of brown paper tape around perimeter; two paper tape remnants along upper edge; moderate soiling and staining commensurate with age, with primary staining in upper register; one small gray piece of debris adhered to upper center of sheet. Otherwise appears to be in overall good and stable condition.

Putti with Birds Not examined out of frame, as it is framed in a similar manner as its mate; uneven areas of toning to the sheet along the upper and left edge, likely caused by paper tape on the verso; otherwise, sheet appears to be in overall stable condition, with less evidence of staining as Putti with Attributes of the Arts.

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Property from the Fred and Kay Krehbiel Collection, Part I

François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)

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