76 - French School, late 18th century

French School, late 18th century A Seated Male Nude oil on canvas 37 3/4 x 53 1/2 in. (95.9 x 135.9 cm) Property from the Estate of Ray Retzlaff, sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations This lot is located in Chicago. Framed: 48 1/2 x 64 1/2 in. Please contact Fineart@freemansauction.com for a detailed condition report. Provenance: Thos. Agnew & Sons, London (as Joseph (Jose) Galvan). Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (1938-1993), Paris, acquired from the above October 24, 1989. Christie's, New York, Old Master Paintings from the Collection of Rudolf Nureyev, sale of January 13, 1995, Lot 120 (as Joseph Galvan). Sir Elton John. Christie's, New York, The Collection of Sir Elton John: The Day Sale, sale of February 23, 2024, Lot 347. Acquired from the above by the present owner. Exhibited: London, Thos. Agnews & Sons, Master Paintings, Recent Acquisitions, June 14 - July 28, 1989, no. 12 (noting that the picture was originally inscribed on the reverse of the canvas Joseph Galvan fecit). Lot Note: When this work was exhibited in 1989 with the dealers Thomas Agnew & Sons, an attribution to Joseph (Jose) Galvan was proposed on the basis of an inscription formerly on the reverse (loc. cit.), which has since been obscured by a lining. It sold with the same attribution in 1995, when it came to market from the collection of the great ballet dancer Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev.