The Duet | Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret | 1883 Size:16"x20" supported by the existence of

supported by the existence of a related watercolour preparatory sketch sold at Bonhams in 2014 for £3

and surface condition throughout

and the timeless poetry of love

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Painted around 1845 in the style called luminism by some historians of American art

The Duet | Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret | 1883 Size:16"x20" supported by the existence ofPascal Dagnan Bouverets "The Duet" captures an intimate moment of refined domestic harmony in the late 19th century. A young woman listens attentively as two gentlemen performa pianist and a violinistwithin an opulent interior softly illuminated by filtered light. The artists meticulous realism and delicate rendering of textures, from silken fabrics to polished wood, convey both the elegance and emotional restraint of bourgeois life. Through its