Marthe de Florian


Portrait of Marthe de Florian (1888) by Giovanni Boldini (1842 1931) Italian genre and

In 1942, the owner of one Parisian apartment left her home for Southern France, trying to escape a Nazi raid. Although she never returned to the apartment, she kept paying the rent until her death at the age of 91. Interestingly, the owner of the apartment was the granddaughter of Marthe de Florian - a true Parisian gem of her time, a socialite and an actress with many admirers lining up at.


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The lavish Parisian apartment was one of the last homes of Madame Marthe de Florian, a little-known courtesan during the Belle Epoque. Madame de Florian, obviously had a distinctive taste for luxurious furniture and lovers, considering the fact that she had a plethora of famous lovers including the Georges Clemenceau (before becoming the 72nd Prime Minister of France), Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau.


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Some people might take a vacation and leave their residence unmanned for a few weeks or even months, but one apartment in Paris was left isolated for about 70 years. The beautifully preserved space, which belonged to the granddaughter of the late Parisian socialite and actress Marthe de Florian, was paid for, month after month over the course.


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Some reports say the only thing auctioned off was a portrait of Marthe de Florian painted by Giovanni Boldini which sold for $2.5 million, although some say $3.5 million. Further reports state that the apartment belongs in the de Florian/Beaugiron estate and still exists, sealed, somewhere in Paris, left exactly as it was found when it was opened for the first time in 2010.


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As if to complete to fairy-tale discovery, it later emerged that the beautiful woman in the portrait was Mrs De Florian's grandmother Marthe, who had been a renowned actress, socialite and.


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The apartment had been passed down to the granddaughter of Marthe de Florian (referred to in the press as Madame de Florian), and she lived there until 1942, when the Nazis invaded Paris ("The Fall of France"). She never returned, but continued paying for the apartment until her death at the age of 90 (some articles say 91) in 2010.


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Marthe de Florian was an actress with a long list of ardent admirers whose fervent love letters she kept wrapped neatly in ribbon and were still on the premises.


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The muse was Marthe de Florian, an actress with a long list of ardent admirers, whose fervent love letters she kept wrapped neatly in ribbon and were still on the premises. Among the admirers was.


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Marthe de Florian - Wikipedia Marthe de Florian (born Mathilde Héloïse Beaugiron; 9 September 1864 - 29 August 1939) was a French demi-mondaine and… en.wikipedia.org


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Marthe de Florian (born Mathilde Héloïse Beaugiron; 9 September 1864 - 29 August 1939) was a French demi-mondaine and socialite during the Belle Époque. She was known for having famous lovers including Georges Clemenceau, Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, Paul Deschanel, Gaston Doumergue, Robert de Montesquiou, and Giovanni Boldini.


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Actress and socialite Marthe de Florian was famed for her captivating beauty, ever surrounded by swirling rumours that she was lover to numerous great men, including Georges Clemenceau, later prime minister of France and the painter Giovanni Boldini. The latter connection remained mere supposition until just three years ago, when a.


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The apartment had been passed down to the granddaughter of Marthe de Florian and she lived there until 1942 when the Nazis invaded Paris. And while the granddaughter never returned, she continued to pay for the apartment until her death at the age of 90 in 2010. The apartment was deeded to her estate, and when some evaluators were sent to.


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The painting was painted in 1888 when de Florian was just 24 years old. The painting itself has been valued at roughly $3.4 million. In an interesting twist befitting of such a discovery, it turns out that the abandoned place's late owner was none other than Marthe de Florian's granddaughter.


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The executors discovered a painting on the wall in the bedroom. And after much sleuthing, the unsigned portrait was discovered to be an original painting by the leading portrait artist during the Belle Époque, of Marthe de Florian, one of a handful of leading courtesans during the 1890s in Paris. And the apartment, it seemed, belonged to her.


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Marthe de Florian was a very well-known Parisian actress who lived a lavish and luxurious lifestyle. A collection of love letters could be found in the apartment, and they were from many famous suitors, including several Prime Ministers and Presidents of Rance.


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Welcome to Forgotten Lives! In today's episode we are looking into the life of the Marthe de Florian a 19th century courtesan and her mysterious apartment wh.

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