ELISABETH SONREL | A Bridal Procession

The Kresge Collection, Michigan
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1988

Watercolor and gouache over pencil and India ink on brown/gray paper. The work is adhered to the mat along the upper edge. All but the top edge of the sheet have been unevenly cut. The colors remain vibrant and fresh and the surface presents well aside from minor surface dirt and dust. There are artist pinholes in the upper corners. Tape residue visible verso.
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Elisabeth Sonrel was a painter of portraits, romantic figurative subjects, landscapes and rural subjects. Her paintings were inspired by Renaissance artists, particularly Botticelli, literature such as the Arthurian legends and Dante, and the Pre-Raphaelites and French Symbolists. The present works evocatively illustrate her many inspirations and personal style.