Sale 212 Lot 140  

JEAN LEON GEROME (French, 1824-1904). Tete de Negresse du Hedjaz (Head of a Negress of Hejaz), circa 1860, Pencil signed lower left hand corner. Etching inscribed in plate: (upper left) "Negresse/ du/ Hedj[az]/ … [possibly poorly inscribed Arabic for "slave from"?]; titled at base: FEMME FELLAH. Unframed. Not mounted or laid down. - Image: 7.5 x 6 inches; sheet: 17 x 12 inches
Estimate $500-700

Sold for $350

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