Jean François RAFFAELLI (1850 - 1924) And as the sun chases away the nights, the charms make the hideous savuer. Fan project, watercolour, ink and gold paint on fabric, signed and dedicated to Mme Périe* Bartholomé in the lower middle, back a handwritten label reads Monsieur A Bartholomé 1, rue Raffet 20 x 64,5 cm 43 x 75 cm with frame Provenance : - Former collection of Albert (1848 - 1928) and Prospérie- Gabrielle Bartholomé * Prospérie-Gabrielle de Fleury dite Périe (1849 - 1887 ) married the sculptor Albert Bartholomé in 1848. When she died at the age of 36, he was persuaded by his friend Edgar Degas to create a sculpture in memory of his wife, her recumbent figure, him kissing her on the forehead, erected in front of the church of Saint-Martin de Bouillant, near Crépy-en-Valois. Expert : Sevestre-Barbé - de Louvencourt (visible by appointment at the expert's office 8 rue drouot Paris)