KARPFF Jean-Jacques said CASIMIR (1770-1829), PORTRAIT OF Louisa DE SAINT-ANGE, MINIATURE CIRCA 1820.

TECHNIQUE: Ink and gouache, protected under a convex glass.

ARSTIST: KARPFF Jean-Jacques said CASIMIR

SIGNED: Casimir fecit

FRAME : Ormulu frame.

PORTRAIT SIZE: 7x6cm

FRAME SIZE: 12x9cm

DESCRIPTION :

Miniature by Jean-Jacques KARPFF said CASIMIR, signed below on the right : Casimir Ft.

Portrait of Louisa de Saint-Ange.

This miniature is at present exhibited to the museum Unterlinden of Colmar with another version of this portrait, rectangular, carrying on reverse the name of the siter.

Our miniature centres the top of Louisa's bust by offering a lager vision of her face. She is reproduced and commented pages 168-169 of the catalog of the exhibition. Louisa de Saint-Ange was a close friend to Casimir and to her partner, she disappeared in 1827.

This miniature will be available after the end of the exhibition of the museum of Colmar in July, 2017.

See under our column "NEWS" some  photos on the exhibition.


CONDITION: Perfect original condition.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Jean-jacques KARPFF visez au sublime, page 168 of catalogue de exhibition. Blattel, Schidlof, Lemoine-Bouchard