Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
Portrait of a woman in Oriental dress
Lot Closed
July 4, 10:56 AM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Attributed to Achille Jacques Marie Jean Devéria
Paris 1800–1857
Portrait of a woman in Oriental dress
oil on canvas
unframed: 55.5 x 45.7 cm.; 21⅞ x 18 in.
framed: 65 x 55 cm.; 25⅝ x 21⅝ in.
Art market, France;
Where acquired by the present owner.
A painting of similar dimensions and depicting the same sitter in oriental costume was offered in 2014.1 Devéria was mostly known for his illustrations but also completed portraits of famous artists, musicians and writers, including Alexandre Dumas, Jacques-Louis David and Jane Stirling, the latter bearing some resemblance to the sitter of this painting.
1 Christie's, London, 9 December 2014, lot 2.
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