Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings Signed, dated, and inscribed (lower right): 'Henri Lehmann St Cloud/20 Sept 1842, Oct 10'
Gallery Label Lehmann, after Chassériau, Ingres's most accomplished student, executed several portraits, both painted and drawn, of his first cousin Faustine Léo. This portrait clearly emulates Ingres's example, notably in its smooth, polished surface and the crisply delineated contours of the figure. Yet, its intensely saturated palette and intimate mood set Lehmann's work apart from that of his master. The portrait bears its original frame.
Provenance the sitter, Faustine Léo, Paris (1842–d. 1865; by descent in her family, 1865–1988; sale, Sotheby's, Monaco, December 2, 1988, no. 687 for Fr 355,200 to Sayn-Wittgenstein); [Sayn-Wittgenstein, New York, 1988–89; sold to Richardson]; Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Richardson, New York (1989–99; sale, Christie's, New York, May 6, 1999, no. 27, for $123,500); sale, Christie's, London, December 3, 2003, no. 22, bought in; John Schaeffer, Sydney (2003–4)
Exhibition History Paris. Salon. March 15, 1843, no. 753.
Paris. École Nationale des Beaux-Arts. "Exposition des œuvres de Henri Lehmann," January 1883, no. 89.
References Charles-Ernest-Rodolphe-Henri Lehmann. Livre de raison de l'artiste . June 1842, folio 15 [see Ref. Aubrun 1984].Le Salon de 1843 . . . Paris, 1843, pp. 98, 754.Gringalet au Salon . Paris, 1843, p. 11.L'Artiste 3 (1843), p. 212.Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'école française depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'à nos jours: Architectes, peintres, sculpteurs, graveurs et lithographes . 1, Paris, 1882, p. 982.Henri Lehmann, 1814–1882 . Exh. cat., Paris Gaubert. Paris, 1978, unpaginated.Henri Lehmann, 1814–1882: Portraits et décors parisiens . Exh. cat., Musée Carnavalet. Paris, 1983, pp. 30, 61, under no. 37.Henri Lehmann, 1814–1882: Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre . n.p., 1984, vol. 1, pp. 25, 60, no. 17; vol. 2, colorpl. 17.
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