Lot 3218 - A216 19th Century Paintings - Friday, 27. March 2026, 04.00 PM
NARCISSE VIRGILIO DIAZ DE LA PEÑA
(Bordeaux 1807–1876 Menton)
Venus and Cupid with a butterfly.
Oil on panel.
36 × 26.5 cm.
Provenance:
Diaz de la Peña employed this charming subject with Venus, Cupid and a butterfly numerous times in his work (see Pierre and Rolande Miquel: Narcisse Diaz de la Peña (1807–1876). Catalogue raisonné de l`œuvre peint, vol. II, Paris 2006, nos. 2469, 2476, 2525 and 2592). A comparable painting is in the collection of the Hermitage in St Petersburg (inv. no. 8141).
Rolande Miquel and Michael T. Klaa will include this painting in the supplement currently in preparation for the catalogue raisonne of Díaz de la Peña.
Rolande Miquel and Michael T. Klaa will include this painting in the supplement currently in preparation for the catalogue raisonne of Díaz de la Peña.
CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)
Sold for CHF 4 750 (including buyer's premium)