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THBFrench School 18th C. O/C Portrait of Marie Martrin de Donos
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4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 25, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,200+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. Jan. 25 at 9 AM with lots #1-783 and continues Sun. Jan. 26 at 1 PM with lots #784-1261 (scroll down for separate catalog). Estates represented include Gertrude S. Caldwell, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Dr. Larry Wolfe, Nashville; Norman Luboff; plus the collection of Jon E. Jones, Cookeville, and deaccessioned art from the Hunter Museum, Vanderbilt University Museum, the Memphis-Brooks Museum, and more. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
French school, 18th C., three quarters-length oil on canvas portrait of Marie Martrin de Donos. She wears an ornate green dress surrounded by a billowing red textile and gazes directly at the viewer. In her left hand she holds a small bouquet and in her hair are additional flowers. Unsigned. Inscription en verso reads: "Marie Martrin / De Donos Femme / de Jacqnes de Mon / tagnac, morte en / 1768" (Marie Martrin de Donos wife of Jacques de Montagnac, died in 1768). With Le Garde Meuble le Public, 18 Rue St. Augustine [Paris]" sticker to stretcher. Housed in a gilt and molded wood frame. Sight: 38 5/8" H x 30 3/4" W. Framed: 49 3/8" H x 37 1/2" W.
Condition
With craquelure throughout, plus stretcher marks with related cracking. Some blooming to varnish layer, especially in background. Verso text faintly visible en recto, especially in raking light.
- Provenance
Deaccessioned by the Hunter Museum of American Art.
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