Italian Comedians

Provenance

Andrew James (died before 1857); by descent to his daughter, Sarah Ann James, London; sold, Christie's, London, June 22-23, 1891, lot 341, to Bourgeois [according to Rosenberg and Prat 1996]. Camille Groult (died 1908); by descent to his son, Jean Groult (died 1951); by descent to his son, Pierre Bordeaux-Groult [according to Rosenberg and Prat 1996]. Sold by Wildenstein and Company, New York, to the Art Institute, 1954.

Italian Comedians

Jean Antoine Watteau

1719/20

Accession Number

80066

Medium

Red, black, and white chalks, with stumping, on cream laid paper

Dimensions

26.1 × 40.3 cm (10 5/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

Classification

chalk

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Margaret Day Blake Collection