Entourage of Marie-Denise LEMOINE (1774-1821) Portrait of a - Lot 64

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Entourage of Marie-Denise LEMOINE (1774-1821) Portrait of a - Lot 64
Entourage of Marie-Denise LEMOINE (1774-1821) Portrait of a young girl with a cat, circa 1810 Canvas 46, 5 x 39, 5 cm On the frame, on the back, an old label of MARCHAND, 15, rue Neuve des Petits Champs. The technical aspect of the work, be it in the depth of her gaze, the freshness of her face, her childlike expression as well as the softness of her hands, is like a work of great artistic sensitivity in the vein of the women painters of the beginning of XIXe siècle such as the Lemoine sisters, or their cousin Jeanne Élizabeth Chaudet (1761-1832), a specialist in children's scenes. However, it is also interesting to underline the very theatrical and symbolic aspect of the work, be it by the presence of this "wild cat", synonymous with mischievousness and coquetry, or by the strength of contrast between the red of the coat, and the pallor of the garment and the flesh of the child. These aspects, and the very pronounced character of a painting from XIXe siècle tend to bring our portrait closer to the work of painters such as Pauline Auzou (1875-1835) or Louis Léopold Boilly (1742-1845). The sensitivity that emerges from our portrait of a young girl seems to announce the future beauty of the subject, undoubtedly coming from the wealthy milieu that is the nobility of Empire.
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