Lot 182
Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun. Self Portrait. Painting on opaque glass, 6 x 4 1/8 in. of Vigée Le Brun's 1790 Self Portrait. Signed "v.Lebrun" at lower right. The image on the easel is of Marie Antoinette. In period wood frame, 12 x 10 in., with brass matte and brass plaque which says in German, "Vigée-Lebrun / Self portrait of the artist." Edges of frame are rough and need refinishing. Back of frame has a Romanian stamp, "O.P.C.N. / Maramures." Faint scratches and deteriorating varnish; otherwise, a beautiful portrait.
The oil on canvas of this portrait is in the Uffizi Gallery, in Florence, Italy. Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842), is considered by many to be the most famous woman portraitist of 18th century Europe. She painted over 900 paintings in her lifetime, including many self portraits, portraits of European royalty, and 30 portraits of Marie Antoinette. In 1789 she escaped to Italy, where she was asked to paint a self portrait for the Uffizi's collection of self portraits by famous artists.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
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