Comments on: Marie-Denise Villers

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:43:54 +0000

Glad it was helpful. It’s unfortunate how little we know about this remarkable painter.

By: kathryn

kathryn — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:06:28 +0000

thank you so much for the Villers bio link! I am trying to do some research on this picture for my grad class and your site is the only place I’ve seen this link.

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:26:24 +0000

I don’t know the details. You could contact the Met. They would be the authoritative source on the change in attribution. They’ve had the painting since 1917.

By: ruth henderson

ruth henderson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:30:48 +0000

Do you know how, when or why this painting got re-attributed to Villers after it was attributed (from David) to Constance Blondelu Charpentier by Charles Sterling in 1951?

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:36:56 +0000

Thenks for th eocmment, emma-rose. I hope my article turned out to be helpful as well as entertaining.

By: emma-rose

emma-rose — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:21:47 +0000

hey i love this piece of art because it inspired me to do my art project on it guess what i got an A+! immeadiatly as soon as i saw it i was like “Wow there could be so many stories behind this!” my art teacher likes it too.

By: Eugenie

Eugenie — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:00:50 +0000

Hi, my name is Eugenie Muminova, I’m from Tashkent, Uzbekistan (formerly part of USSR). Thank you for this posting, i was very pleased to see this painting again. Ten years ago I looked very much like the girl in the picture - it could have been mistaken for my portrait painted in the old manner. Unfortunately the book with the portrait was stolen from me and I couldn’t find the reproduction abywhere. Could you be so kind as to email me a larger scan of the picture if you have it? i would be immensely grateful! Of course i would just keep it to myself.

In any case, thank you and a happy New Year to you!

Best regards,
Eugenie

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:28:02 +0000

I did a small reproduction of this in grade 11 as an art project. When I saw this painting in one of my art books, pages had been ripped out, I had no idea what it was called or who it was by. Then just this year when I was in New York, lost in the Met, I just turned around and there it was! At its full scale, my jaw just dropped. It was amazing. I really agree with you about its positioning in the museum.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:38:09 +0000

Hi, I just found your blog and I’m really enjoying it! This is an interesting post. A great painting with a history to match.
Thanks-keep it up!

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:27:01 +0000

My pleasure, Suzanne. I’m glad you’re enjoying lines and colors