Live Auction 6459The Sunday Sale
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (French, 1871-1950)
Lot 41

Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (French, 1871-1950)

Portrait of Marie José of Belgium (1906-2001), bust-length

Closed1 April 2012

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GBP 3,000

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Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (French, 1871-1950)
Portrait of Marie José of Belgium (1906-2001), bust-length
signed 'Guirand de Scevola' (upper left)
pastel
25 5/8 x 21¼ in. (65 x 54 cm.)

Specialist note

Marie José of Belgium was the youngest and only daughter of Albert I of Belgium (1875-1934), King of the Belgians 1909-1934. She was installed as President of the Italian Red Cross in 1939. After the Second World War, she settled near Geneva where she dedicated her life to uncovering the history of the House of Savoy.