Murrle Bennett Gold, Peridot and Mother-of-Pearl Bracelet*
Bracelet from Murrle Bennett crafted in 9 ct. gold, so very typical of the style of jewellery supplied by them to Liberty’s during the early 1900’s. Openwork in design with alternate rectangular and square sections,…
Archibald Knox Gold Pendant for Liberty
Gold pendant with an openwork entrelac design from the drawing board of Archibald Knox and dating from circa 1905. Set with a central blister pearl drop and with a turquoise matrix lower drop, this pendant…
‘Lady on The Seine’ by Dietz Edzard*
Ornately framed oil on canvas by the German born artist Dietz Edzard (1893-1963). This is an atmospheric half length portrait of an elegantly dressed young woman taking refreshment whilst seated on a verandah raised above…
Loetz ‘Candia’ Vase with Silver Overlay
Little cabinet vase from Loetz in opaque ‘Candia’ glass with a trefoil rim, further decorated with an applied Art Nouveau ‘Silberiris’ design in pure silver. Loetz collaborated with a company in the US known as…
WMF Flower Dish
Pewter flower dish from WMF with the original green cut glass removable liner. So Art Nouveau, with its flowing outline, featuring an openwork whiplash design framing leaves and berries of ivy. Originally electro-plated but most…
Contact Details
Tel: +44 (0)7802 872363
0345 6071772
Email: info@nouveaudecoarts.com
Portrait of a Young Girl by Édouard Sain
Item Description
Quite delightful oil on canvas portrait of a young girl, perhaps no older than seven or eight years of age, painted by the French artist Édouard Alexandre Sain (1830-1910).
Dressed in her Sunday best clothes and with a little blue ribbon in her auburn hair, she is directly facing the viewer with a somewhat serious expression on her young face.
Very well executed with lovely skin tones that perfectly capture her youthfulness, and superb detail to her curly hair and her lacy collar.
Sain won every possible medal while at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts after his admission in 1847. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1853, winning two further medals, and was awarded the Légion d’Honneur, the highest French order of merit, in 1877. From the late 1870’s onwards he turned his attention more exclusively towards portraiture.
The framed picture measures 53.5 X 45.5 cms. overall, with the visible canvas area at 44.5 by a fraction over 36.5 cms.
Signed top left and dated 1903 with a further signature verso.