Nov 05, 2019 - Sale 2523

Sale 2523 - Lot 121

Price Realized: $ 1,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
PIERRE-LUC-CHARLES CICERI
(Saint-Cloud 1782-1868 Saint-Chéron)
Self Portrait.

Brush and brown ink and wash on cream wove paper. 235x182 mm; 9 1/2x7 1/4 inches.

Ciceri was chief set designer for the Paris Opera from 1810 to 1847, and created the set designs for over 300 ballets and operas during his long career. He also designed many of the leading theaters in Paris, including the Odéon, Palais-Royal, Comédie-Française, Théâtre des Nouveautés and the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin.

Property from the Eric Carlson Irrevocable Trust.