Georges Jules Clairin, Portrait of Sarah Bernardt, 1876. Oil on canvas.In the privacy of her home or
Georges Jules Clairin, Portrait of Sarah Bernardt, 1876. Oil on canvas.In the privacy of her home or in the theatre, Sarah Bernhardt made her life into a spectacle at the service of her talent.To achieve this, she managed to inspire the admiring complicity of painters, sculptor, photographers and poster designers, who depicted the many facets of her role as a Diva. The painter Clairin, who was her lover and then a loyal friend, remained the official portraitist of his illustrious muse for fifty years. Source Petit Palais, Paris -- source link
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