Portrait of a Lady: Peintures Et Photographies Américaines En France, 1870-1915

by Olivier Meslay, Sarah Burns, Vanessa Lecomte

The Gilded Age of the United States--a time of dazzling prosperity and decorative opulence at the close of the nineteenth century --inspired an equally extravagant artistic outpouring, particularly in portraiture of high-society women. Depicting women dressed in lush ball gowns, with regal bearing and beguiling expressions, these portraits were acquired in large numbers by the French government of the era. Paintings by celebrated American artists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0932171559
• ISBN13: 9780932171559
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Terra Foundation for the Arts
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 11.2"