Seymour Millais Stone (Polish/American, 1877-1957). Oil on canvas painting titled “Dame der Gesellschaft (Society Lady)” depicting a portrait of a seated woman in a sumptuous white gown perched delicately on an ornate giltwood chair, 1908. Signed and dated along the lower right. Provenance: Dorotheum, Vienna, “Olgemadle und Aquarelle des 19. Jahrhunderts,” November 29, 2001, Lot 2; From the Estate of Horst Rechelbacher, Founder of the Aveda Institute, Osceola, Wisconsin. Horst Rechelbacher, the founder of Aveda and Intelligent Nutrients, was a pioneer in the field of safe and eco-friendly cosmetics. The same curiosity that led him to explore ways to improve the beauty industry led him to travel the world, collecting rare and beautiful objects as he went. Sight; height: 72 in x width: 50 in. Framed; height: 74 1/2 in x width: 52 in.