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François Gérard (1770–1837) - Portrait and profile
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François Gérard (1770–1837) – Portrait in Profile, possibly Joséphine de Beauharnais
Pencil, brown wash, gouache, and chalk on paper
An atmospheric and refined portrait by the famous French Neoclassical artist François Gérard. The depiction shows an elegant woman in profile, executed with a subtle combination of pencil, brown wash, gouache, and chalk on paper.
François Pascal Simon Gérard (1770–1837), later Baron Gérard, was a prominent French painter and pupil of Jacques-Louis David. He rose to become one of the most important portrait painters of the First French Empire and the Restoration period. Gérard was court painter to Napoleon and later to Kings Louis XVIII and Charles X. Known as “the painter of kings, the king of painters,” he portrayed numerous European royal houses. Possibly a portrait of Joséphine de Beauharnais, the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, for whom Gérard was court painter. The graceful profile rendering and the refined Empire style align beautifully with the portraiture of the Napoleonic period for which Gérard became internationally known.
The work is professionally framed in a richly decorated gilded frame with a mat, making it immediately presentable for an interior or collection.
Provenance:
-Auction, Thierry de Maigret, Paris, 9 April 2008, lot 148.
Technique: pencil, brown wash, gouache, and chalk on paper
Sheet dimensions: 26 × 21.5 cm
Dimensions including frame: 35 × 40 cm
Condition: in good general condition with light signs of age consistent with age; frame with normal signs of use.
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsWhite, Grey, GreenMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeSmallHeight40 cmWidth35 cmSigns of usageChipped
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Private sellerZeist, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since November 2022 • 7 sales