Louis-Marie AUTISSIER (Vannes, 1772 - Brussels, 1830) Two young girls embracing, one in a green dress and the other in a pink dress Watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, oval form Signed and dated 'Autissier Pt 1812' on the left on the back of the armchair CIC no. 2024/BE01900/CE Gilt metal frame, the back inscribed with the price of 200 francs. Two young girls embracing, one in a green dress and the other in a pink dress, watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, signed and dated, by L.-M. Autissier 4.17 x 3.46 in. 10.6 x 8.8 cm Provenance: Possibly the Demoiselles Galles, printers in Vannes, in 1912/1913; Anonymous sale; Vannes, Me Ruellan, 27 November 2010, no. 12 (sold for €6,320) ; Acquired at this sale; Pierre Jourdan-Barry Collection (1926-2016); Then by descent; Private collection, Belgium Bibliography: Probably Lucien Lemaire, Autissier miniaturiste, Lille, 1913 (2nd edition), no. 53, p. 221 ("Behind it is written in ink: 200 francs, the price the painter asked for it", illus. p. 64 pl. XIII fig. 14). (Small restorations on the lower left perimeter) Related work: A late copy, Bonhams sale, London, 24 November 2010, no. 159. Louis-Marie AUTISSIER (Vannes, 1772 - Brussels, 1830) 10.6 x 8.8 cm Related work: A late copy, Bonhams sale, London, 24 November 2010, no. 159.