Pierre-Joseph REDOUTE (Saint-Hubert, 1759 - Paris, 1840) Camellia branches Watercolour and gouache over pencil lines on vellum Signed 'P.J. Redouté' at bottom Camellia branches, watercolour and gouache on pencil lines on vellum, signed, by P.-J. Redouté 11.81 x 9.05 in. 30 x 23 cm Provenance: Galerie J. H. Bauer, Hanover, according to a label on the reverse; Anonymous sale; Stuttgart, Yves Siebers Auktionen GmbH, 27 March 2025, no. 2053 ; Acquired at this sale by the current owner Another vellum print, very probably from the same series as our work, in the same format and distinguished by its dark, entirely gouache backgrounds, which are rather rare for Pierre-Joseph Redouté, recently came onto the market. It came from the collection of Princess Lilian de Réthy (1916-2002), second wife of Léopold III, and depicted a bouquet of roses and anemone (see anonymous sale; New York, Arader Galleries, 23 April 2022, no. 49, sold for $168,000). Pierre-Joseph REDOUTE (Saint-Hubert, 1759 - Paris, 1840) 30 x 23 cm