VILLENEUVE Cécile (1824-1901), PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF Laure FIZEAUX DE LA MARTEL , BORN Dupin, PARIS 1866
Miniature by Mme Cécile Villeneuve (1824-1901), signed on the right : Cécile Villeneuve The miniature is identified inside : Laure Fizeaux de la Martel née Dupin, Paris 1866. Cécile Villeneuve was a pupil of Léon Cogniet, then of François Meuret . She is rightly considered as the most talented of the last miniaturists of the 19th century. The work is preserved in its ormolu frame, signed by Alphonse Giroux.TECHNIQUE:
ARSTIST:
VILLENEUVE Cécile (1824-1901)
SIGNED:
Cécile VILLENEUVE
FRAME :
Original chevalet ormolu frame, signed by Alphonse Giroux
PORTRAIT SIZE:
10x8cm
FRAME SIZE:
15x11,5cm
DESCRIPTION :
CONDITION:
Very good original condition
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Bénézit, Lespinasse, Blattel, Schidlof, Darmon, Foster, Thème et Becker, Lemoine Bouchard, Bernd Pappe