Auction on
25 October 2020 - 14:00 (CET) -
24, rue Ferrère - 33000 Bordeaux
After in-depth research and many twists and turns, this portrait, soon to be presented in Bordeaux, has revealed its secrets.
Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743), Portrait de femme ou présumé de Charlotte de Fleury de La Jonchère (Portrait of a Woman Presumed to be Charlotte de Fleury de La Jonchère), oil on canvas, 141 x 99.5 cm. Estimate: €100,000/150,000
Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743), Portrait de femme ou présumé de Charlotte de Fleury de La Jonchère (Portrait of a Woman Presumed to be Charlotte de Fleury de La Jonchère), oil on canvas, 141 x 99.5 cm. Estimate: €100,000/150,000
Surprising as it may seem, on November 17 the Chateau of Versailles will open its first monographic exhibition devoted to painter Hyacinthe Rigaud. Yet the artist’s contribution to establishing and perpetuating the image of the absolute monarchy through his world-famous portraits of sovereigns, such as the authoritarian Sun King draped in his coronation costume, is well known. The show includes 150 of Rigaud’s works and, despite earlier misattributions, this Portrait of a Woman Presumed to be Charlotte de Fleury de La Jonchère could easily be one of them. Last summer, it almost went on sale as the "19 th -century…
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