After John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925)

After John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925) Portrait of the actress Marie Lohr (Australian, 1890-1975) as L'Aiglon, rare, possibly unique, collotype print on laid paper, signed in the plate lower left "John S Sargent", inscribed in charcoal by the artist lower right "Marie Lohr 18th November 1918", framed, 57 x 41.5cm. *Marie Lohr is depicted dressed as Napoleon II (the Duke of Reichstadt, nicknamed L'Aiglon) for Edmond Rostand's play staged at the Globe Theatre in 1918. She played the role of Francis Charles in a single performance with an all star cast. The original charcoal drawing, on which this collotype print is based, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (Accession No. S.112-2013). Unlike this collotype print, the original charcoal drawing is not inscribed by the artist. Collotypes were popular in the late 19th and early 20th century as a high quality photographic printing process especially suited to reproducing fine tonal gradients in drawings. It was a process favoured by Sargent for reproducing his celebrity portraits. No other examples of this collotype of Marie Lohr are known.

Estimate:£1,500

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