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Satyr (Study for Satyr and Bacchante)

Henri Gervex (French, 1852–1929)
about 1874

Medium/Technique Black crayon on cream laid paper
Dimensions Sheet: 21.5 x 29.4 cm (8 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.); Mount: 31.5 x 39.5 cm (12 3/8 x 15 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Paul J. Sachs and W. G. Russell Allen
Accession NumberRES.38.580
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsDrawings

DescriptionStudy for a painting acquired by the Luxembourg Museum in 1874.
Signed lower right: H.G.
ProvenancePart of a group of French 19th c. academic drawings given to the MFA on Dec. 8, 1938 by Sachs and Allen (no further history of ownership).