24. 24AR Pierre Le-Tan (French, 1950-2019) Portrait d'un jeune homme, d'après Parmigianino (Le Parmesan) 2003 encre noire, aquarelle, rehaussé de gouache blanche sur papier black ink, watercolour and white gouache on paper Paper: 11 x 8.8 cm (4 3/8 x 3 1/2 in) Frame: 16.5 x 14 cm (6 1/2 x 5 1/2 in) Provenance Pierre Le-Tan studio Thence in the family by descent This portrait was executed after a drawing by Parmigianino dated 1540, entered in the collection of the Getty Museum in 2017 (inv.2017.79). This example of Parmigiano's masterful draughtsmanship was sold at Christie's New York in 2003. Le-Tan was fascinated by the precise pen strokes and peculiarity of the young man's features, which reflect similar techniques and expressions in his own drawings. The portrait we are offering in this sale is an orignal work by Le-Tan after Parmigianino, framed in one of the small gold frames amongst his eclectic collection hung on the walls of his appartment. Another version of this drawing, now in the collection of the Musée Fabre de Montpellier, was drawn directly on the picture, taken from the Christie's catalogue. It is also framed in a similar manner, see Collection of Pierre Le-Tan, Sotheby's Paris, 16 March 2021, lot 119.