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
Image provided by Angela Demutskiy.
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oil on canvas
Countess Anna Ivanovna Tolstoy, nee Princess Bariatinsky (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.
Image provided by Sofia Gabelli in Italy. Thanks Sofia.
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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."
Thanks Oliver!
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oil on canvas
private collection, Hotel du Puy-Montbron
Marie Louise Semen de Bremond, wife of Jacques II, marquis du Puy-Montbrun
From Jana
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oil on canvas, Oval
Prince Boris Nicholaevitch Youssoupov, as Cupid
Regional Art Museum, Chernigov, Ukraine
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Pastel, Oval, 57.5 x 46.5 cm
Boy Playing with a cup and ball game.
From Oliver
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pastel, 29.6 x 22 cm
Portrait of boy with hat and sword
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black and white chalk on blue paper, 36.9 x 26.6 cm
Young woman drawing portrait of a little girl
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Pastel, 29.2 x 22.2 cm
Portrait of a girl with a straw hat and doll
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Black and white chalk, red chalk, 35.6 x 24.9 cm
Head of a girl with a veil
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Drawing, 20.7 x 19 cm
Museo Glauco Lombardi, Parma, Italy
from Claudia Solacini
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oil on canvas
Honore Francois Marie Langle, Composer (1741-1807). Born in Monaco, he moved to Paris in 1768 and achieved success as a composer and educator.
View a detail of this painting. According to the information at a Langle biography page, this painting detail is from the work of Vigee Le Brun but the full size image here is a copy by another artist. Note the different background details. View an alternate copy of the Langle Biography page
From Jana
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