A Medallion Profile by Ingres

Published on 28 October 2021, by Claire Papon

Auction on 05 November 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

The reappearance of this tondo based on Roman profiles is a chance to appreciate Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres’ incontestable talent as a portraitist.

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), Portrait en buste de profil vers la gauche d'Alexandre-Michel Beljame à Rome, 1812 (Portrait of the Left Profile of Alexandre-Michel Beljame in Rome, 1812), graphite, paper mounted on cardboard, diam. 18 cm/7.1 in.
Estimate: €60,000/80,000

Not a painting, but a drawing completes the series of portraits Ingres painted between 1810 and 1812 in Rome, where he had been living since 1806. He considered them nothing more than a way to pay the rent. They supplemented his commissions from high-ranking imperial officials and wealthy foreigners…

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Drawn like finely chiseled marble, this half-length portrait was acclaimed at its true value, and dominated a group of modern drawings through its elegance.