Art Mystery Euphoria

I can't really talk about this one yet, but I'm just so excited that I can't keep it to myself.

An auctioneer, or commissaire priseur, at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris.

Today in a former 19th century spa town, in the north of France, a painting went up for sale at an art auction. I was very interested in this painting. I strongly suspected that the model was someone who figures prominently in my book. I can’t tell you who it is just yet. It’s not Victo…