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PAUL BERTHON (1872-1909)
SARAH BERNHARDT / [LA PRINCESSE LOINTAINE]. 1901.
25¾x20 inches, 65½x50¾ cm. Bougerie, Paris. Condition A. Paper. Matted and framed.
This is Berthon's most famous, and arguably best, decorative panel. It is a representation of the actress Sarah Bernhardt in her role as La Princesse Lointaine in which she wore a crown of jeweled flowers. "Berthon transformed this into a decorative conceit, large irises taking the place of the jeweled ones. Within an utterly idealized composition, [Berthon] characteristically lavished the greatest care on the realistic interpretation of the lace in her dress" (Arwas p. 90).
![PAUL BERTHON (1872-1909). SARAH BERNHARDT / [LA PRINCESSE LOINTAINE]. 1901. 25¾x20 inches, 65½x50¾ cm. Bougerie, Paris.](https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/full//206\821206.jpg)
