A Faithful Companion
25.5 cms (10.04 ins)
Signed lower right, titled to the nameplate
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "International Art" held on Thu, Dec 6, 2018.
Lot 906
Lot 906
Estimate: CAD $4,000 - $6,000
Realised: CAD $2,400
Realised: CAD $2,400
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York: Friday, June 5, 2009 [Lot 00079];
From whom purchased by the present Private Collection, London, Ontario
Notes:
Louise Abbéma was born in Etampes and began painting very early on, taking lessons from Charles Joshua Chaplin, Jean Jacques Henner and Emile-Auguste Carolus-Duran. She first received recognition with a portrait of the famous actress Sarah Bernhardt shown at the Paris Salon of 1876.
Abbéma was an accomplished painter, sculptor, printmaker, designer and writer. She was a life-long friend and possibly lover of Sarah Bernhardt.
Sotheby's New York: Friday, June 5, 2009 [Lot 00079];
From whom purchased by the present Private Collection, London, Ontario
Notes:
Louise Abbéma was born in Etampes and began painting very early on, taking lessons from Charles Joshua Chaplin, Jean Jacques Henner and Emile-Auguste Carolus-Duran. She first received recognition with a portrait of the famous actress Sarah Bernhardt shown at the Paris Salon of 1876.
Abbéma was an accomplished painter, sculptor, printmaker, designer and writer. She was a life-long friend and possibly lover of Sarah Bernhardt.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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