LUDWIG DEUTSCH
Austrian, 1855-1935

Palace Guard

Oil on canvas
13 x 7¾ inches (33 x 19.7 cm)
Framed: 20 x 15 inches (50.8 x 38 cm)

Painted circa 1887-88, this is a study for Deutsch’s large painting Guarding the Palace, painted in Paris in 1888 (oil on canvas, 60½ x 38 inches), formerly in the collection of Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent, until sold at Sotheby’s, Paris on October 30, 2018 to a private collector.

This work will be included in the forthcoming critical catalogue of Ludwig Deutsch’s Orientalist works being prepared by Dr. Emily M. Weeks.

Provenance
Private Collection, Virginia, until 2023
Private Collection, Pennsylvania (acquired from the above)

$125,000

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