Preparatory Drawing for "Thais" by Anatole France

Preparatory drawing for "Thais" by Anatole France is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Georges Rochegrosse (1859-1938).

Good condition on a yellowed paper, included a white cardboard passpartout (50.5x35 cm).

Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner.

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (2 August 1859 – 7 November 1938) was a French historical and decorative painter. He was elected an Officer of the Legion of Honour in 1892 and received the Medal of Honour in 1906 for The Red Delight. Rochegrosse also illustrated several books. Some of the drawings for these illustrations are in the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, London. He lived his final years in Algeria, but returned to Paris where he died and is buried in Montparnasse Cemetery. His wife, Marie Rochegrosse (née Leblond), had died in 1920.