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The Fine Sale: Day One

Sat, Nov 3, 2018 11:00AM EDT
Lot 350

Alfred Henri Darjou (1832-1874): Arrival at the Bitter Lakes: View from Aboard the Peluse

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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Ink, pencil and watercolor on paper, unsigned, titled upper left; On the Nile, pencil and wash on paper, unsigned, titled  upper left, with a sketch on the reverse; Egyptians Lancers, 1st Regiment, ink and pencil on ledger paper, unsigned, titled upper left;  Pyramid de Cheops , pencil, ink and wash with gouache highlights on paper, signed 'A Darjou' lower right, titled and variously inscribed upper center; and Thebes, Ascent of the Tombs of the Kings, ink and pencil on paper, signed 'A Darjou' lower right, variously inscribed upper center and lower left, all with labels from Shepherd Gallery, NY.

 

5 1/2 x 14 in. (sheet), 11 1/2 x 20 in. (frame), 4 x 6 1/2 in. (sight), 10 1/4 x 13 in. (frame), 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (sight), 10 x 9 1/2 in. (frame), 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (sight), 20 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (frame), 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (sight), 20 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (frame).

Condition

Arrival backed with paper. A central vertical crease. Others all with some surface soiling. Apparently in good condition. Not examined out of frame.