Georges Tonnellier

Georges Tonnellier French

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These twin cameos are said to be of Georges Tonnellier and his wife, but her endearingly homely profile and unmanageable hair do not match the image in a more glamorously sedate cameo inscribed as representing Mme Blanche Tonnellier (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore). The vaporous colorism, with bluish intonations, characterizes French fin-de-siècle cameos in general and Tonnellier’s in particular.

Georges Tonnellier, Georges Tonnellier (French, 1858–1937), Sardonyx, French

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Left: 2007.367.1; Right: 2007.367.2

Georges Tonnellier, Georges Tonnellier (French, 1858–1937), Sardonyx, French
Georges Tonnellier, Georges Tonnellier (French, 1858–1937), Sardonyx, French

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