La Dame à la Licorne

Details

ARMAND POINT (FRENCH, 1860-1932)
La Dame à la Licorne
signed, inscribed and dated 'APoint Haute-Claire -1898-' (lower left)
polychrome plaster relief, arched top, in the artist's original frame
29 ¼ x 21 ½in. (76.5 x 55 cm.)

Provenance

Martin du Nord, Paris, by 1970.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 27 June 1988, lot 741.

Exhibited

Paris, Musée Galliera, Esthètes et Magiciens, December 1970-January 1971, no. 128 (lent by Martin du Nord.)

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Lot Essay

Armand Point established an artist community at Haute-Claire in 1896 to execute works after his own designs, in particular jewellery. The house at Haute-Claire served as a salon for exchanging ideas and exploring symbolism. Guests included the grand master of La Rose + Croix mystic order Joséphin Péladan, Oscar Wilde and Georges Rochegrosse.

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