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The Louvre buys a drawing by Jacques Bellange
15/4/24 - Acquisition - Paris, Musée du Louvre - This is certainly one of the most beautiful sheets by Jacques Bellange to reappear on the market in recent years, and we mentioned it in article on the Christie’s sale on 20 March 2024. The Musée du Louvre wisely exercised its right of preemption to snatch it back at the last minute from the winning bidder, who had nonetheless won it after a bidding battle that went up to €252,000 (including costs) for a very modest estimate of €30-50,000.
- 1. Jacques Bellange (1575-1616)
The Adoration of the Magi
Black chalk, pen, brown and black ink, brown and grey wash - 28.7 x 20 cm
Paris, Musée du Louvre
Photo: Christie’s - See the image in its page
The drawings by this artist from Lorraine are less scarce than his paintings (the…