Lot 302
French School, mid-19th c., "Portrait of Isabelle Medevielle", oil on canvas, unsigned, 25 1/2 in. x 21 1/4 in., framed Provenance: Descended in the family of the sitter. Discovered in Longwood Plantation, built c. 1785, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA. Note: François (Frank) Medevielle (1863-1932) immigrated from Arudy, France to New Orleans in 1899 with his wife and children. A tailor, he worked in New Orleans and Pascagoula, MS before settling in Baton Rouge around 1920. The current lot, which was discovered at Longwood Plantation in Baton Rouge, is a French portrait dating from the mid-19th century, possibly by an artist in the school of Ingres. The sitter is identified as Isabelle Medevielle and could be a likeness of the mother of François Medevielle.
Start Price: USD 2000
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