Belle Époque Splendor: The Discerning Eye of a Collector
Belle Époque Splendor: The Discerning Eye of a Collector
Fernand Toussaint
Elegant Lady with Parasol
Auction Closed
May 25, 06:44 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Fernand Toussaint
French
1873 - 1963
Elegant Lady with Parasol
signed FToussaint (lower right)
oil on canvasboard
canvas: 18 by 14¾ in.; 45.7 by 37.4 cm
framed: 23⅜ by 20⅜ in.; 59.3 by 51.7 cm
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 13 March 1996, lot 318
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Fernand Toussaint studied with Jean-François Portaëls at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels and was a prolific painter across various genres, including fashionable portraits of elegantly-dressed women. Waiting patiently in the hopes of venturing out, this young woman is ready to step outside on a warm day, outfitted with a parasol, white gloves, blue bow, and matching hat.