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ART PAGE 199

Study for Abundance - 1780

Pastel and chalk on paper, 47.9 x 40.5 cm
Private collection
This is a study for the figure of "Abundance" in the painting "Peace Bringing back Abundance - 1780" (Art Page 3). The painting was Vigee Le Brun's admittance piece to the "Academie Royale" in 1783. Vigée Le Brun completed two pastel head studies for this painting. One for "Peace" (Art Page 14) and one for "Abundance". This portrait was displayed in the 2015 Paris Exhibition.

Venus and Juno - 1781
Oil on canvas,
49 x 38.5 cm
Private collection, New York
Venus Presenting her Girdle to Juno. This portrait was displayed in the 2015 Paris Exhibition.
Countess Pierre de Montesquiou Fezensac - 1780
Pastel on paper mounted on canvas, oval, 70.5 x 55.5 cm
Private collection
Countess Pierre de Montesquiou Fezensac, nee Louise Charlotte Francoise Le Tellier de Lauvois Courtanvaux de Montmirail de Creuzy (1765-1835) This portrait was displayed in the 2015 Paris Exhibition (view show image and plate).

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