Gretchen and Mephistopheles in the Cathedral
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower left with an Italian name…, inscribed on the reverse of the backing board: La Marguerite de Ch. Gounod / tableau ancien / la valeur réside dans les mains / pour Marlène (Marguerite by Ch. Gounod / antique painting / the value lies in the hands / for Marlene)
27.5 x 20 cm
Gilt frame
Dimensions with frame: 42 x 31.5 cm
Note: This is an illustration of Goethe's work A Tragedy. A similar composition exists in the collections of the Goethe Museum in Frankfurt am Main. There is also a painting of this composition with variations by the Italian painter Francesco Valaperta (Milan, 1836 – Milan, 1908).































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