French painter and draughtsman (active in the 18th century) Seated young man, pointing at the viewer with his index finger Artistically masterful drawing, whose special quality lies in the directness and immediacy of the situation: the young man is depicted in a casual pose, very lively with his stockings slipped down, sitting diagonally on the corner of a small stone pedestal and holding dialogue with the artist and thus with us as viewers through his posture, gestures and facial expressions. Red chalk/paper. Approx. 44.5 cm x 29.5 cm (mat cut-out). Frame. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - Part II. French painter and draughtsman active 18th century. Red chalk on paper.