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18th Century Circle of Jean-Étienne Liotard Portrait of a lady Oil on canvas

18th Century

$39,723.61
£29,321.78
€33,400
CA$54,834.67
A$61,089.75
CHF 32,048.57
MX$746,148.45
NOK 405,796.01
SEK 380,264.42
DKK 254,290.29

About the Item

Circle of Jean-Étienne Liotard (Geneva, Switzerland, 1702 – 1789) Portrait of a lady Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 73 x 58 cm – with frame 87.8 x 73.7 x 4.5 cm Not signed A fair-skinned gentlewoman sits proudly at her desk, at the tip of a chair, the back of which can barely be glimpsed on the right of the painting. In her hands she holds a group of pages from a book that is open on the flap of the bureau, as if she had been intent on research. Something to which, given the slight creasing of the sheets, she appears not to be a stranger. An equally massive volume peeks out from the left edge of the artwork. The artist decided to depict the noblewoman in profile, only the rosy face turned towards the viewer: an excuse to deploy his pictorial skills in the rendering of the dress, particularly the left sleeve, so charmingly adorned with wrinkles, frills, fringes and laces. The bow is repeated on the neck and on the bodice, which outlines a generous décolleté. The choice of colours also aims to highlight the clothes of the sitter. The blue, pink and white, illuminated by the light coming from the left, stand out against the neutral background of an interior, of which the silhouettes of two pilasters can be made out. The artwork can be attributed to the hand of a master from the circle of Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789), a Swiss painter who specialised in the execution of portraits, preferring the pastel technique. In this case, the painting is an oil on canvas, although the tones used remind the pastel technique.
  • Creation Year:
    18th Century
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28.75 in (73 cm)Width: 22.84 in (58 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    without frame 73 x 58 cm – with frame 87.8 x 73.7 x 4.5 cmPrice: $39,724
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Circle Of:
    Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702 - 1789, Swiss)
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Milano, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1701216552752

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