Émile Baes (Belgian, 1879–1953); Large Floral Still Life with White Flowers; Oil on Canvas signed lower right recto; custom gold-leaf frame. Age related wear. Height of art 45 1/2 inches (115.5 cm.) X width of art 35 inches (89 cm.). Height with frame 56 3/4 inches (144.1 cm.) X width with frame 46 inches (116.9 cm.).PROVENANCE: From the Estate of Baronesse Gabrielle Langer von Langendorff who lived in New York at the Pierre Hotel. Famous for her jewels and her white skin, she was the wife of Baron Walter Langer von Langendorff, the Austrian-born chemist and creator of "White Shoulders Perfume." The white flowers in this painting suggest it may have been purchased with the idea to use it in advertising the perfume.

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