“Sarah Bernardt”, Thivet Antoine Auguste

Beautiful portrait of legendary French actress Sarah Bernandt. She is represented in the theater costume of the comedy “La princesse lointaine” written by Edmond Rostand (writer of Cyrano de Bergerac). Beautiful technique. Oil on Canvas signed lower left. Professionally cleaned and framed regilded.

Size: H 72 c mx W 50c m – H 86cm x W 65cm

French School, circa 1900.

Lit: Antoine Auguste Thivet, born in Paris in 1856, was a French painter. The son of Étienne Eugène Thivet, a decorative painter, he studied with Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He exhibited at the Salon from 1877. He became a member of the Société des artistes français. He was awarded an honorable mention in 1899. An annual exhibition of his work was held in his studio at 1 rue Saint-Claude in Paris. In 1913, he exhibited ‘Les Bouillons at the Salon. He liked to add a touch of humor to his works. He died at his home on Boulevard Voltaire in 1927.

‘La princesse lointaine’ is a play, a comedy in four acts and verse by Edmond Rostand, first performed in Paris on 5 April 1895 at the Théâtre de la Renaissance. The star of the show was Sarah Bernardt called « La Divine”. She is considered one of the most important actresses of the late 19th century.