Sophie Aizelin (b. Dijon 1817, d. Paris 1882, née Berger)
“Flora”. A young woman with a flower crown and flowers in her hand, dressed in a transparent robe. Signed S. Aizelin. Pastel on paper. Oval. Visible size 69×56 cm.
Sophie Aizelin was a student of Anatole Devosge (1770–1850) and Sophie Frémiet Rude (1797–1867). From 1847 to 1849 she exhibited at the Salon de Paris under her maiden name Sophie Berger and from 1857 to 1870 under her husband's surname Sophie Aizelin. In 1850 she married the sculptor Eugène-Antoine Aizelin (1821–1902).
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Paintings, 9 June 2020