Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Portrait of Jeanne Philiberte Ledoux (1767–1840)
c. 1790

Name: Portrait of Jeanne Philiberte Ledoux (1767–1840)
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An oil on panel painting by Old Master artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze. "Portrait of Jeanne Philiberte Ledoux (1767–1840), half-length" is executed in lush skin tones and blues and depicts the portrait of Jeanne Philberte Ledoux, her pale skin glowing, her cheek resting gently on her left hand. The sitter, Jeanne Philiberte Ledoux, was a student of Greuze and a successful artist herself. She exhibited portraits and miniatures in the Paris Salons. As student of Greuze, it is interesting that the sitter holds a laurel wreath which has traditionally been used as a symbol of graduation and success. Provenance: E. Secrétan, Paris; his sale, Paris, 1 July 1889, lot 121 (FF 10,900), where acquired by the following with Charles Sedelmeyer, Paris (Probably) Yolande Lyne Stephens, London; her sale, London, 9-17 May 1895, lot 356. James Simon, Berlin with Knoedler, New York with Wildenstein, New York, 1929 Henry E. Stehli, New York; Sotheby's, New York, 30 November 1950, lot 18, where acquired by the following with Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York Dr. and Mrs. James H. Semans, Durham, North Carolina, 1960 Private Collection, gift from the above by 1976 Exhibition: Paris, Sedelmeyer Gallery, 300 Paintings by Old Masters, 1898, no. 269 New York, Wildenstein, March-April 1929, no. 16 Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Art Museum, European and American Art from Princeton Alumni Collections, 7 May-11 June 1972, no. 24 Hartford, Connecticut, Wadsworth Atheneum; San Francisco, the Legion of Honor; Dijon, Muse´e des Beaux-Arts, Jean-Baptiste Greuze: 1725-1805, 1 December 1976-7 August 1977, no. 103 Durham, North Carolina, Nasher Museum of Art, 1981 Literature: C. Sedelmeyer, Illustrated catalogue of 300 paintings by old masters of the Dutch, Flemish, Italian, French, and English schools, being some of the principal pictures which have at various times formed part of the Sedelmeyer Gallery, Paris, 1898, no. 269 J. Martin and C. Masson, Catalogue Raisonné de L'Oeuvre Peint et Dessiné de Jean Baptiste Greuze, 1908, p. 73, no. 1178

Details

Artist
Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French)
Creation Year
c. 1790
Medium
Oil,Panel

Movement & Style
Old Masters
Condition
Good
Period
1790-1799

Dimensions
H 23.625 in. x W 19.375 in.H 60.01 cm x W 49.22 cm
Gallery Location
Palm Desert, CA
Reference Number
LU932184743

Seller Reference Number
11980

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