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Venus and Cupid

attr. Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

Portrait of a girl holding a letter (former: Le Billet Doux)
oil on canvas, h. 12 7/8" x w. 11" (h. 32.7 x w. 27.9 cm)

Provenance:

before 1960s

Heinz Kisters (collection), Haus Bernrain, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland

by 1960s
Claire Mendel (collection), Miami Beach, Florida

1980 - present

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami, Florida

(80-P/M-1 // Cat. No. DC 453581)

Conclusion:;

Provenance data remain inconclusive. It remains unknown whether Mr. Mendel purchased the painting directly from Kisters, or whether the painting was owned by others prior to Mendel's acquisition by the 1960s.

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