£850
Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931)
A portrait of a lady, said to be Collette
Coloured chalk on paper
Signed lower right, ‘Forain’
With extensive labels to the reverse and exhibition history, ‘Exhibition of contemporary French Art Held at the Leicester Galleries / July 1928 / No 21 “Tete de Femme” / J L Forain’ and bought by Mrs Juliet Swire as inscribed verso
Provenance:
Havard Freres, 123 Boulevard Montparnasse, Paris; Leicester Galleries, Leicester Square, London
Dimensions:
(Frame) 20 in. (H) x 17 in. (W)
(Paper) 17.5 in. (H) x 14.5 in. (W)
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