Lot 2: RAIMUNDO DE MADRAZO Y GARRETA

signed R Madrazo (upper right)

oil on canvas

In good condition, lined, with a heavily applied, slightly yellowed, varnish. Tiny chips of loss, one near upper left corner and one in her hair. Craquelure in the sky. Signature appears faint as it is not very distinct from the background color. Under UV: varnish fluoreces, with a small area of strengthening left of her nose.

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34 by 23 7/8 in.<br><br>86.3 by 60.6 cm.

1841-1920

PROPERTY FROM AN ESTATE

Vicomte de M. Simon, Paris
Newhouse Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1953

Painted circa 1885-1888.

The model of the present work is Aline Mason, the daughter of the Marquis of Casa Riera's concierge. Aline was Madrazo's favorite model, and appeared often in his works.

Although Spanish by birth, Madrazo spent most of his life in Paris, where he developed a style that was inherently French. His interest in depicting beautiful women, dressed in the height of fashion, captured the essence of the Belle-Epoque.