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Marguerite Desvallières

1890

Georges-Olivier Desvallières

Associated Names

Georges-Olivier Desvallières

Artist, French, 1861 - 1950

The image shows a portrait of a person visible from the shoulders up, facing slightly to the right. The person has short, dark hair, with a slightly prominent nose and soft lips. They wear a hat adorned with fabric and a feather in tones of brown and blue, and a dark garment below. The background has a dark, abstract texture with green foliage or large leaves.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pastel on tan wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Kate Ganz and Daniel Belin
Dimensions

overall: 31.4 x 26 cm (12 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2004.106.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Family of the artist; (Kate Ganz USA, Ltd, New York); gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Ganz, Kate, Ms.

Inscriptions

lower left center in pastel: GDM (in monogram); upper right in pastel: Seine Port / 1890

Wikidata ID

Q64571668

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