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    LIOTARD PORTRAIT OF VOLTAIRE’S PUBLISHER

    Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

    Jean Etienne Liotard’s pastel portrait of Philibert Cramer is a highlight of Christie’s online sale of Old Master and British drawings including property from the Cornelia Bessie Estate in New York.  Philibert and his brother Gabriel were the principal publishers of Voltaire and responsible for the first editions of major works such as the novel Candide.  This portrait is estimated at $400,000-$600,000. The sale runs to January 28.

    Jean Etienne Liotard – Philibert Cramer. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR $810,000