Random Inspiration

by Matthew Innis |

Portrait of Anne-Marie Dagnan, 1880Gustave Claude Étienne CourtoisGustave Claude Étienne Courtois (1859-1923) painted this portrait of his father’s cousin in 1880, as a presentation piece to her and her husband, Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret (1852-1929).  Courtois and Dagnan-Bouveret were classmates at the École des Beaux-Arts, and were both students of Jean-Léon Gérôme.  The two young artists also…

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