“Still Life with Roses and Iris” by Madeleine Lemaire.

£1,800.00

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Description

Madeleine Lemaire was a friend of the author Marcel Proust, who based one of his fictional characters on her. Besides being a talented and prolific painter of flowers she was also a celebrated society hostess, presiding over one of the most fashionable salons of Paris in the era of the ‘belle epoch’.

Additional information

Artist

Madeleine Jeanne Lemaire (French. 1845-1928)

Condition

Excellent

Country of Origin

France

Dimensions

21" x 14" inches excluding frame

Dates

Circa 1900

Item Medium

Watercolour

Signed

Signed

Status

For Sale