'La Liseuse’ is a 19^th century pastel portrait attributed to the French Impressionist painter Eva Gonzalès (1847-1885). It is presented in fine, period water gilded frame.

The portrait comes directly from the deceased estate of a French art dealer and has long been thought to be a work by Gonzalés. It was purchased by him in Rome in the 1980s from a collector who, in lieu of payment, requested that a donation be made to the Pasteur Institute of Paris.

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Dimensions: (framed) 80cm x 92cm (31½” x 36¼”)

Dimensions: (canvas only) 61cm x 79cm (24” x 31”)

Medium: Pastel on paper, laid to canvas. Newly re-glazed behind Museum glass.

Provenance: Circa 1980; private Italian collection. Thence in private French collection.

Presentation: 19^th century water gilded frame.

Condition: Very good. Ready to hang.