Lot 145
  • 145

JOSEPH-DÉSIRÉ COURT | Presumed portrait of Miss White

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Joseph-Désiré Court
  • Presumed portrait of Miss White
  • Signed and dated centre right Court 1838
  • Oil on canvas
  • 130 x 97 cm ; 51 1/8 x 38 1/8 in.

Provenance

Henri Vezzani Collection, Château de Champigny-sur-Veude (Indre-et-Loire) 1938 - 1957.

Exhibited

Probably 1838 Salon, Paris, n° 361, titled Portrait de miss W.
Probably 1838 Salon, Lyon, n°79 bis, titled Portrait de Mademoiselle W.

Condition

Very good overall condition. Relined. Under UV light : Some thin craquelures filled in places. A number of small repaints scattered on the canvas. In a beautiful period frame.
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Catalogue Note

We would like to thank Mr. Jean-Loup Leguay for the information he kindly provided on this lot which will be included in his forthcoming catalogue raisonné.