French 18th century female painter snapped up by Versailles ahead of auction
One of the highlights of a sale of Old Master works held by Tajan (26/21/14% buyer’s premium) was a pastel self-portrait by the 18th century French portrait painter Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749-1803).
Labille-Guiard was one of a rare handful of female artists to obtain recognition under the Ancien R…