$431
After Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun (French, 1755-1842) Copy of Vigée-LeBrun Self Portrait of 1790 Unsigned, inscribed "Vigée Le Brun... /Florence 1869" in ink on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 18 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (47.0 x 38.5 cm), framed. Condition: Patch reinforcements, retouch, scattered losses, craquelure, surface grime. N.B. This 19th-century copy replicates Vigee Le Brun's self-portrait in the collection of the Uffizi in Florence. The artist emphasized her role as a professional artist, while referencing her former position as painter to the French queen by showing an unfinished likeness of Marie Antoinette on her easel.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-01-10