Vigee Le Brun ART Page 187

ART PAGE 187

	Young Lady - 1777 Pastel, 28 x 23 in (71.1 x 58.4 cm) Sold at Christie's on 9 Dec 2009 for $50,656. Signed and dated Md Le Brun 1777
	Countess Anna Ivanovna Tolstoy - 1795-1801 oil on canvas, 136 x 102 cm Countess Nikolai Alexandrovich Tolstoy, nee Princess Anna Ivanovna Bariatinskya (1774-1825). Painted between 1795 and 1801 in St. Petersburg and listed as "Countess Tolstoy, leaning against a rock, near a cascade." In Helm's book the three-quarter length is indicated. Countess Tolstoy is also mentioned in Mme Vigee Le Brun's Memoirs as "Beautiful and good, the friend of the Countess Golovine". This portrait is owned by a dealer in England and is for sale as of 21 April 2010.
	Young Musician - 1773 oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm Sceduled for auction in Paris ( Lot 29) on 7 April 2010 The text from the auction catalog reads:"Portrait of a young musician, oil on canvas (lining; small restorations), Signed middle left, 'Md Le Brun 1777' H. 92 - L. 73 cm the reverse on the chassis label: "Collection of Baron Arthur de Rothschild with number handwritten in ink 64. Wax seal with the arms of Baron Rothschild. Provenance: Collection of Baron James de Rothschild, Paris, Galliera, Study & Laurentin Rheims, Robert Lebel expert, 1 December 1966, No. 132 (reproduced). In her diary entry for 1777, Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun mentions portraits of six married women and also lists two portraits of an unmarried girl named Dartois."