Giuseppina Grassini as Zaira

Artist

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, French, 1755 - 1842: Born: Paris, France; Work Locations: Paris, France

Object

drawing

Medium

pastel on paper

Accession Number

2019.568

Credit Line

The Esmond Bradley Martin Collection

Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun, Giuseppina Grassini as Zaira. Pastel on paper; 15 5/8 × 14 3/8 in. (39.7 × 36.5 cm). The Esmond Bradley Martin Collection, 2019.568

Dimensions

image height: 15 5/8 in, 39.6875 cm; image width: 14 3/8 in, 36.5125 cm; frame height: 23 in, 58.4200 cm; frame width: 21 7/8 in, 55.5625 cm; frame depth: 2 3/16 in, 5.5563 cm

Department

European and American Art Before 1900

Collection

European Painting and Sculpture before 1900

Known Provenance

Private Collection, until sale (London, Christie's, July 6, 1999, lot 193); Private Collection; acquired by (Wildenstein, New York), 2013; from which acquired by Esmond Bradley Martin [1941–2018], 2014; gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2019.

Exhibition History

"French Drawings, Watercolors, and Pastels"—Wildenstein, New York, 01/05-04/16/2004
"The Arts of France from Francois 1st to Napoleon 1st: A Centennial Celebration of Wildenstein's Presence in New York"—Wildenstein, New York, 10/26/2005-01/06/2006