Live auction - Lot 232
Louisa de Mercy-Argenteau.
19th c
€ 150 / 200
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Lot description
Charcoal, 48,3 x 31,9 cm, laid paper (few tears strengthened, traces of tape).
Hinged at left edges, under passe-partout.
Beautiful portrait of the Belgian pianist and countess Louisa de Mercy-Argenteau (1837-1890), born Marie-Clotilde-Élisabeth Louise de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay. She was active in Paris, Belgium and Saint Petersburg. The famous Russian painter Ilya Repin also painted her portrait (Moscow, Tretyakov Gallery).
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