Lot Essay
Jesse Boot, Lord Trent, commissioned Lalique to renovated St Matthew's Church, Jersey in the early 1930s shortly after this portrait was painted.
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1931
Details
SUZANNE LALIQUE (1892-1989)
A PORTRAIT OF RENE LALIQUE
1931
oil on canvas
28 ¼ x 34 ½ in. (71.6 x 87.6 cm.) framed
signed Suzanne Lalique 1931
A PORTRAIT OF RENE LALIQUE
1931
oil on canvas
28 ¼ x 34 ½ in. (71.6 x 87.6 cm.) framed
signed Suzanne Lalique 1931
Provenance
Commissioned from Suzanne Lalique;
Jesse Boot, Lord Trent;
The Honourable Marjorie Holman;
Sotheby's New York, 11 June 1993, lot 381.
Jesse Boot, Lord Trent;
The Honourable Marjorie Holman;
Sotheby's New York, 11 June 1993, lot 381.
Literature
P. Bayer, M. Waller, The Art of René Lalique, London, 1988, p. 6, work illustrated;
F. Marcilhac, René Lalique 1960-1945 Mâitre-Verrier, 2011, Paris, 2011, p. 196, work illustrated.
F. Marcilhac, René Lalique 1960-1945 Mâitre-Verrier, 2011, Paris, 2011, p. 196, work illustrated.
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The provenance for this lot should read:
Commissioned from Suzanne Lalique;
Jesse Boot, Lord Trent;
The Honourable Marjorie Holman;
Sotheby's New York, 11 June 1993, lot 381.
The provenance for this lot should read:
Commissioned from Suzanne Lalique;
Jesse Boot, Lord Trent;
The Honourable Marjorie Holman;
Sotheby's New York, 11 June 1993, lot 381.
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