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Augustin de Saint-Aubin (Paris 1736-1807)
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Augustin de Saint-Aubin (Paris 1736-1807)

L'Hommage réciproque (Portrait of the artist's wife)

Fermé1 November 2018

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Augustin de Saint-Aubin (Paris 1736-1807)
L'Hommage réciproque (Portrait of the artist's wife)
graphite, blue, red and gray wash
8 ¼ x 6 ½ in. (20.9 x 15.2 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Paris, 18 June 1920.
J. Brasseur, Paris, 15 April 1921; Mme. Brasseur de Lille, 1 June 1928.
with Galerie Pardo, Paris, 1981.

Note du spécialiste

An allegorical portrait of Louise-Nicole Godeau, the artist's wife, as the muse of Painting, this composition was engraved in reverse under the title L'Hommage réciproque and paired with a portrait of a man as a sculptor (ibid., p. 12, no. 1). Caught in profile, graciously seated, the woman is holding a pencil case, while looking at her beloved portrayed on the canvas.