Vigée Lebrun self-portrait (auction)

On 31st January Sotheby's New York is to auction  a 1816 self-portrait by Élisabeth Vigée Lebrun, which is anticipated to be going to fetch as much as $1 million.   

The work is one of a number of beautiful pastels to be sold from the collection of Joseph Baillio, Senior Vice president at New York art dealers Wilderstein & Co. and a renowned expert on 18th-century art. 

The  Sotheby's website includes an appreciation of Joseph Baillio's work by Neil Jeffares and a feature on "The Art of the Pastel", showcasing highlights from the auction:
A Scholar CollectsSotheby's (sothebys.com)