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Un dessin de François Gérard pour Caen

4/4/18 - Acquisition - Caen, Musée des Beaux-Arts - Le Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen a pu s’enrichir récemment, grâce à sa Société des Amis, d’un dessin inédit de François Gérard (ill. 1) acheté aux enchères (pour la modique somme de 2 800 € hors frais) le 23 mars dernier à Drouot (SVV Ader et Nordmann).


1. François Gérard (1770-1837)
Achille jurant de venger la mort de Patrocle
Crayon noir - 26,8 x 35,5 cm
Caen, Musée des Beaux-Arts
Photo : SVV Ader & Nordman
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2. Le tableau de François Gérard,
Achille jurant de venger la mort de Patrocle
sur les murs du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen
avant sa destruction en 1944
En dessous, on voit la copie de Georges Le Febvre
(voir ci-dessous)
Photo ancienne conservée à la Médiathèque du…

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