Self-Portrait of the Artist with her Father

Self-Portrait of the Artist with her Father is an oil on canvas painting by Constance Mayer, showing her with her father Pierre and (left) a bust of Raphael, to which he points as an example for her.[1][2] First exhibited at the 1801 Paris Salon as Standing Portrait of a Father and his Daughter, it was bought at auction at Sotheby's New York in 1989 for $120,000 by its present owner, the Wadsworth Atheneum, a record price at auction for the artist until June 2023.[3][4]

Self-Portrait of the Artist with her Father (1801) by Constance Mayer

References

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  1. ^ "Catalogue entry".
  2. ^ (in French) "Portrait en pied d'un père et de sa fille". Musée d’Orsay / Institut national d’histoire de l’art..
  3. ^ Gabriel Berner. "Highest Mayer auction sum since 1989". Antiques Trade Gazette..
  4. ^ "Notice". Wadsworth Atheneum..