Lot 97
  • 97

Théobald Chartran

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Théobald Chartran
  • Portrait of Gabrielle Réjane as a Young Actress
  • signed Chartran and dated 1884  (upper left)
  • oil on panel
  • 10 1/2 by 8 1/4 in.
  • 26.6 by 20.9 cm

Provenance

Gabrielle Charlotte Reju, called Réjane (1856-1920) (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collector, Paris (by descent from the above, her mother, circa 1920)
Private Collector, New England (by descent from the above, her mother, circa 1979)
Thence by descent to the present owners, children of the above

Literature

Le Théâtre, June 11, 1900, no. 36 (special number dedicated to Réjane), illustrated p. 12
Forrest Izard, Heroines of the Modern Stage, New York, 1915, p. 169-70

Condition

Very good condition, on stable panel; under UV: no inpainting apparent.
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