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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.315
People
Raymond-Joseph-Antoine Balze, French (Rome 1818 - 1909 Paris)
Title
Portrait Bust of a Man in Profile, Turned to the Right
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186823

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on tan wove paper
Dimensions
31.7 x 25 cm (12 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp: verso, bottom right, in an oval, black ink, French: in an oval: VENDOME / * 15 Février 1998* / ATELIER BALZE
    outside oval: 111
  • inscription: verso, l.r., graphite: 111

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Raymond Balze, Paris, 1909.
Balze Family, France, by descent, 1909, Sale, Vendome, Hotel des Ventes, 1998. Sale date: 15 February 1998, lot 111. Title of sale catalogue: "Les Freres Balze," Depuis ses origines, ce fonds d'atelier a été conservé dans la famille Balze
W. M. Brady & Co., Inc., New York, Purchase at sale, 1998, Sale to Jeffrey E. Horvitz, 2000.
Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Beverly Farms, MA, Purchase from W.M. Brady and Co., 2000.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Jeffrey E. Horvitz
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.315
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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