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Portrait of Charlotta Sparre (1719-1793), later Countess von Fresen, half-length, in a leopard skin cloak
Details
STUDIO OF JEAN-MARC NATTIER (PARIS 1685-1766)
Portrait of Charlotta Sparre (1719-1793), later Countess von Fresen, half-length, in a leopard skin cloak
oil on canvas
29 1⁄8 x 23 ½ in. (74 x 59.7 cm.), an oval
Portrait of Charlotta Sparre (1719-1793), later Countess von Fresen, half-length, in a leopard skin cloak
oil on canvas
29 1⁄8 x 23 ½ in. (74 x 59.7 cm.), an oval
Provenance
(Possibly) Count Carl Gustaf Tessin (1695-1770), Stockholm, uncle of the sitter.
with Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York, until sold 31 December 1929 to the following,
Ada Gruver Sorg-Walser (1882-1956), New York.
with Gustave Pierre Bader, New York and Paris, by 1957, his deceased sale; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 9-10 November, 1962, lot 195, as Jean-Marc Nattier,
Acquired by Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) and Annie-Laurie Aiken, née Warmack (1900-1984) from the above.
with Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York, until sold 31 December 1929 to the following,
Ada Gruver Sorg-Walser (1882-1956), New York.
with Gustave Pierre Bader, New York and Paris, by 1957, his deceased sale; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 9-10 November, 1962, lot 195, as Jean-Marc Nattier,
Acquired by Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) and Annie-Laurie Aiken, née Warmack (1900-1984) from the above.
Literature
'Kommende Auktionen bei Parke-Bernet, New York', Die Weltkunst, March 1962, p. 28, illustrated, as Jean-Marc Nattier.
'Sale Room Prices', Apollo, February 1963, pp. 165-166, fig. 5, as Jean-Marc Nattier.
X. Salmon, Jean Marc Nattier: 1685-1766, exhibition catalogue, Paris, 1999, pp. 142 and 144, under no. 32, fig. 1, as Jean-Marc Nattier or copy after Jean-Marc Nattier.
'Sale Room Prices', Apollo, February 1963, pp. 165-166, fig. 5, as Jean-Marc Nattier.
X. Salmon, Jean Marc Nattier: 1685-1766, exhibition catalogue, Paris, 1999, pp. 142 and 144, under no. 32, fig. 1, as Jean-Marc Nattier or copy after Jean-Marc Nattier.
Exhibited
New York, World’s Fair, Masterpieces of Art. European and American Paintings 1500-1900, May to October 1940, no. 223, as Jean-Marc Nattier.
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Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections