Tuesday, 3 December 2024

Largillière's "Monument Men" portrait

A portrait  by Nicolas de Largillière, which formerly belonged to Henri Rothschild, was sold by Christie's Paris on 21st November for a record €529,200 - ten times more than the original estimate.


 The painting features in an iconic photograph of American soldiers rescuing looted art treasures from Neuschwanstein Castle in May 1945.

At Christie’s | Largillière’s Portrait of a Woman | Enfilade

NICOLAS DE LARGILLIERE (PARIS 1656-1746), Portrait d'une femme, à mi-corps | Christie's

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