55. Etienne Nasreddine Dinet (Paris 1861-1929) Tête de jeune fille vue de profil droit ; Tête de vieillard ; Tête de jeune fille les trois, encadrés ensemble, pierre noire, gouache et huile sur carton beige 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, n. 418, ill., p. 279, n. 513, ill., p. 282, n. 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.).