Property from the John C. Whitehead Collection Few individuals attained the breadth and scale of achievement as the businessman, diplomat, and philanthropist John C. Whitehead. A man of unequalled ambition and integrity, Whitehead spearheaded the transformation of the banking firm Goldman Sachs into the global powerhouse it is today; stood as a key diplomatic figure at the end of the Cold War; and led numerous civic and charitable organizations, including the post-9/11 Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, to great success. Whitehead’s striking collection of fine art, grounded in the work of the French Impressionists and the Post-Impressionists, serves as a tangible legacy of this great American leader.

Alfred Stevens (1823-1906)

Portrait de jeune femme

Details

Alfred Stevens (1823-1906)
Portrait de jeune femme
signed with initials 'AS.' (upper left)
oil on panel
12 ¾ x 9 in. (32.2 x 22.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1870

Provenance

Jean Lambo, Brussels.
John Mitchell and Son, London.
Auslander and Wittgenstein, New York.
Acquired by Achim Moeller Fine Art on behalf of John C. Whitehead.

Literature

Achim Moeller Fine Art, ed., Late XIX and Early XX Century French Masters, The John C. Whitehead Collection, A Collection in Progress, New York, 1987, p. 102 (illustrated in color, p. 103).

Exhibited

The Montclair Art Museum, Late XIX and Early XX Century French Masters, The John C. Whitehead Collection, April-June 1989, p. 33, no. 71.
New York, Achim Moeller Fine Art, The Whitehead Collection, Late 19th and 20th Century French Masters, A Collection in Progress, 1997, p. 42, no. 34 (illustrated in color, 43).

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Lot Essay

We are grateful to the Comité Alfred Stevens for confirming the authenticity of this work which will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné on the artist published by Galerie Brame & Lorenceau.

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