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Faustine Léo (1832–1865)

1842
Not on view
Lehmann executed several portraits, both painted and drawn, of his first cousin Faustine Léo. This portrait clearly emulates the example of his master, Ingres, notably in its smooth, polished surface and the crisply delineated contours of the figure. Yet its intensely saturated palette and intimate mood set Lehmann's work apart from that of Ingres. The portrait bears its original frame.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Faustine Léo (1832–1865)
  • Artist: Henri Lehmann (French, Kiel 1814–1882 Paris)
  • Date: 1842
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 39 3/8 in. × 32 in. (100 × 81.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Wolfe Fund and Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Richardson Gift, 2004
  • Object Number: 2004.243
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Studies of a Draped Female Figure, Kneeling, Seen from the Back, for the East Transept of the Chruch of Sainte-Clothilde, Paris
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Study for the figure of Sarah in the now-lost painting, "Tobias Brings His Bride Sarah to the House of His Father, Tobit"
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Study of Drapery, Henri Lehmann French, Graphite
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