Aaron Anderson
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Lot 89
James Carroll Beckwith(1852-1917)Portrait of Berthe Sarriau, born Darodes 16 x 12 7/8in (40.6 x 32.7cm)
19 November 2019, 16:00 EST
New YorkSold for US$5,700 inc. premium
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James Carroll Beckwith (1852-1917)
Portrait of Berthe Sarriau, born Darodes
signed 'J.C. Beckwith / Paris 1877' (upper right)
oil on canvas
16 x 12 7/8in (40.6 x 32.7cm)
Painted in 1877.
signed 'J.C. Beckwith / Paris 1877' (upper right)
oil on canvas
16 x 12 7/8in (40.6 x 32.7cm)
Painted in 1877.
Footnotes
Provenance
Private collection, France.
The sitter in the present work is believed to be Berthe Sarriau, the daughter of French painter and engraver Louis Auguste Darodes. James Carroll Beckwith was most likely introduced to Sarriau through John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), whom he met and worked with when Beckwith was in Paris from 1873 until 1878 studying drawing under Adolphe Yvon (1817-1893) and painting under Charles Auguste Émile Durand (1837-1917). In 1875, Beckwith and Sargent shared a studio at 73 rue Notre-Dame de Champs and during this time, Sargent took up a room with the Darodes family not far at 19 rue de l'Odeon. Beckwith met the Darodes through his contemporary and clearly perceived Sarriau's beauty as is evidenced in the present work. Beckwith has masterfully painted her delicate features, bringing attention to her rosy features and the simple nature of her beautiful hair and the black dress complimented by the red bow that she wears around her collar. By the time that the present work was painted in 1877, Beckwith and Sargent were selected by Durand to paint a mural for the ceiling of the Palais du Luxembourg.