French School 19thC Antique Oil Portrait Painting Marguerite Faust Opera Signed
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DescriptionA beatifully painted antique oil on panel portrait of a scene from Act 3 of the Opera "Faust". Marguerite is admiring the jewels left to seduce her by Faust, who is watching her with Méphistophélès. The neighbour Marthe stands behind her.
Faust sends Méphistophélès in search of a gift for Marguerite. Méphistophélès brings in a decorated box containing exquisite jewelry and a hand mirror and leaves it on Marguerite's doorstep. Marguerite notices the jewellery and says it must be from an admirer. Marguerite tries on the jewels and is captivated by how they enhance her beauty, as she sings in the famous aria, the Jewel Song. Méphistophélès and Faust join the women in the garden and romance them. Marguerite allows Faust to kiss her but then asks him to go away. She sings at her window for his quick return, and Faust, listening, returns to her. Under the watchful eye and malevolent laughter of Méphistophélès, it is clear that Faust's seduction of Marguerite will be successful.
Frame:
Presented in am ornate gilt wooden frame with a velvet inner mount.
Signed:
Lower left
Provenance:
Private collection
Condition:
Painting and frame are both in good condition. There is some light craquelure commensurate with age.
Measurements:
Painting measures 24 x 18cm and the overall frames 34 x 28cm.
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