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3" (8 cm.) x 2" painting. 8" x 6 1/2" frame. A
delicateminiaturescenein
delicategouachetechniquedepicting a young girl
seated at an open window,a doll on her lap that
sheis admiring,and another doll seated nearby on
thefloor. Thescenehas exceptional detail including
costuming styles and fabrics,a housein thewindow
scene,plant on thewindow,nearby cushion,even
littlebows on theshoes of thegirl. Signed L.L.
French artist,Luigi Loir,circa 1885,listed in
Benezit,thework of thenoted miniaturist artist can
befound as lithographed images used in publicity
for 19th century Parisian department stores; his
original works,as this,areextremely rare.
Excellent condition