Piguet
Nu,
Oil on paper
Original catalogue wording
Nu,
huile sur papier
Catalogue period : 2024-11-28 — 2024-12-10
Published result : 550 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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William Etty
Born : 1787Died : 1849
William Etty, born in York in 1787, who died in 1849, trained at the Royal Academy Schools in London. John Opie’s lectures encouraged his interest in history painting and the examples of Titian and Rubens. During his European travels, he studied the Old Masters; in Venice, he copied Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese, retaining these works as sources of inspiration in his studio.
The nude occupies a central place in his painting. Rich colour attracted admiration, while the bodies he represented repeatedly prompted moral criticism. Etty also produced portraits and landscapes. In Hero Dying on the Body of Leander, exhibited in 1829 and preserved at Tate, the fate of the ancient lovers allows him to bring the human body into a scene concerned with death and grief.
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Piguet · Lempertz
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Lempertz · Lot 2146
Schlafender weiblicher Akt auf einem Sofa vor einem roten Vorhang
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Schlafender weiblicher Akt auf einem Sofa vor einem roten Vorhang
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2023-11-18
Published result : 12600 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 10000
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Piguet
Attribué à William Etty — Le chemin de croix,
Oil on panel
Original catalogue wording
Attribué à William Etty — Le chemin de croix,
huile sur panneau
attr. à
Catalogue period : 2014-06-18
Attributed to
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Estimate : CHF 600–800
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