Auction on
05 February 2020 - 10:00 (CET) -
175, East, 87th. St - NY-10128 New York
This portrait of the young Pauline Bonaparte has belonged to the same American family since 1845. It was painted by a recently rediscovered artist, Marie-Victoire Lemoine.
Marie-Victoire Lemoine (1754-1820), Madame Leclerc, née Pauline Bonaparte, ca. 1798-1799, oil on canvas, 195.6 x 137.5 cm. Estimate: $40,000/70,000
Marie-Victoire Lemoine (1754-1820), Madame Leclerc, née Pauline Bonaparte, ca. 1798-1799, oil on canvas, 195.6 x 137.5 cm. Estimate: $40,000/70,000
This portrait was exhibited under the rather generic title Une jeune femme appuyée sur le bord d’une croisée ( A Young Woman Leaning on the Edge of a Window ) at the Salon of 1799, Year VII of the French revolutionary calendar. However, Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister, was such an icon…
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