Lot 70: Marguerite Arosa , French 19th Century YOUNG WOMAN BATHING oil on canvas

signed M. Arosa and dated 1884 (lower left) oil on canvas

measurements 65 3/4 by 48 3/4 in. alternate measurements 167 by 124 cm

Marguerite Arosa, French landscape and portrait artist, worked in Paris during the second half of the nineteenth century. A pupil of Mayer, Barrias and Armand-Gautier, her work was exhibited at the Salon from 1882 to 1900. Her father Gustave Arosa, an art photographer, tutored Paul Gauguin after the death of his mother. Marguerite encouraged Gauguin to paint his first landscapes, while her uncle Achille can be credited with sparking his interest in Tahiti after recounting his own trip to the Caribbean.