55. Etienne Nasreddine Dinet (Paris 1861-1929) Head of a Young Girl Seen in Right Profile; Head of an Old Man; Head of a Young Girl the three, framed together, black stone, gouache and oil on beige cardboard three, framed as one, black chalk, gouache and oil on brown cardboard 28.3 x 19.9cm (11 1/8 x 7 13/16in) ; 32.9 x 19.4cm (12 15/16 x 7 5/8in); 28.3 x 19cm (11 1/8 x 7 1/2in) Provenance Private Collection, France, since 1950 Literature Denise Brahimi & Koudir Benchikou, La Vie et l'œuvre de Étienne Dinet, Paris, 1991, p. 256, no. 418, ill. p. 279, no. 513, ill. p. 282, no. 526 The lot is offered with the three original certificates of the three drawings issued by the Expert Lynne Thornton, who examined the works on 12 January 1981. The present lot comprises preparatory studies for finished works. The work on the right appears to be preparatory study for the young lady on the left side of La Nuit du Mouloud, anniversaire de la naissance du prophète (see Literature, p. 256, n. 417, ill.).