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A portrait by Carolus-Duran for the Musée George Sand
8/1/25 - Acquisition - La Châtre, Musée George Sand - The Musée George Sand in La Châtre has just officially added to its collections a portrait by Carolus-Durand, preempted by the town at Hôtel Drouot on 1 October. Offered for sale by Nicolas Nouvelet, it fetched €4,500 over the hammer.
Portrait of Émile Aucante, 1860
Oil on canvas - 65 x 54 cm
La Châtre, Musée George Sand
Photo: SVV Nicolas Nouvelet
Signed and dated on the left ‘Carolus Duran/1860’, the effigy represents Emile Aucante, George Sand’s secretary and confidant, was born in La Châtre.
Emile Aucante and George Sand met in 1844 as part of the community formed around the novelist and her friend, the…
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