CIOR Charles Pierre (1769-1840), PORTRAIT OF A "MERVEILLEUSE", MINIATURE CIRCA 1800
Rare miniature painted at the very end of the eighteenth century, during the short period of "Incredible" and "Marvellous". Famous for the freedom of morals and the provocative outfits that characterize it, this small period of post-revolutionary emotional release amazes and shocks all Europe (see the last picture : caricature of the Englishman Cruikshank in 1800). Here the young woman wears a black gauze dress totally transparent, and lifts with a seductive gesture, a white lace mantilla, to show even better what nothing hides. The work, by Charles Pierre Cior (1769-1840), is signed lower rightTECHNIQUE:
Watercolor and gouache on ivory, protected under a convex glass
ARSTIST:
CIOR Charles Pierre (1769-1840)
SIGNED:
Cior
FRAME :
Gilded metal frame
PORTRAIT SIZE:
7,8cm
FRAME SIZE:
9cm
DESCRIPTION :
CONDITION:
Very good condition. Cleaned by Dr. Bernd Pappe
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Bénézit, Lespinasse, Blattel, Schidlof, Darmon, Foster, Thieme et Becker, Lemoine Bouchard, Bernd Pappe