?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
PAUL BERTHON (1872-1909) SARAH BERNHARDT. 1901. 251/2x191/2 inches. Condition A-: repaired minor tear in bottom margin. 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, he [Berthon] characteristically lavished the greatest care on the realistic interpretation of the lace in her dress." (Arwas p. 90).
