Recently, near Béziers (South of France), I acquired two folios from a local dealer, containing the academical heritage of two French artists.  The folios came out of a local house.

The present drawing, executed in charcoal on laid watermarked paper, shows a study of a classical sculpture (a bust), depicting the Greek god Hermes.

Authorship : the drawing is from the French School, by Lafferiere.

Period : ca. 1890.

Size : 62x46,7cm.

Condition : Good.  Some scattered dirt throughout.  Sides slightly damaged, some small fragments of paper missing.  Corners : traces of folding.  Unframed.

Shipping : flat shippingrate 17$.  Shipped as International Registered Mail (with trackingn°).  Shipped in a tube.  Combined shipping available.