Carolus Duran. Pastel On Canvas "portrait Of A Man In Profile Bust" 46.6x38cm

Carolus Duran. Pastel on canvas "portrait of a man in profile bust" signed top left Carolus.
Duran and dedicated, located and dated top right. Carolus. Duran to Mr. L........ St Aygulf September 3, 1899. ​​​​
Charles-Emile-Auguste Durand known as Carolus-Duran (1837-1917) was a student at the Swiss Academy in Paris. He left for Italy in 1862 to copy the Old Masters. He was a friend of Edouard Manet (1832-1883). Zola said of him "he has a lot of skill, an artificial brilliance, a lying, flashy and deliberate originality". Carolus-Duran and virtuoso in painting notables and he is inundated with orders because of his worldly recognition. Many national and international museums preserve his works.
46.6x38cm
Modern gilded wooden frame.
Good condition.