A beautiful architype of the seductive orientalism by Louis-Amable Crapelet. Without sacrificing the topographic exactitude of the scene, the artist achieved to depict a strong sensation of beauty and exoticism of the present Isis temple in Philae. It is very efficient and powerful, a balance between idealistic landscapes and a true depiction of historical sites. … Continue reading “Louis-Amable Crapelet”
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Salon du Dessin
Palais Brongniart (stand 11) 28, Place de la Bourse, 75002 Paris
Catalogue 19
TEFAF – Maastricht
MECC, FORUM 100 (stand 717) 6229 GT Maastricht
Didier Petit de Meurville
Didier Petit de Meurville – painter, art aficionado and prominent collector of antiques and religious art – had many talents, which he seemed to exercise simultaneously and successfully. Born in Haiti in 1793, when the political climate was tumultuous, Petit de Meurville ventured to Lyon and began his career as a silk manufacturer. Soon, the … Continue reading “Didier Petit de Meurville”
Jules Chéret
A ground-breaking figure in the history of advertising, Jules Chéret, dubbed ‘Watteau de la Rue’, was world famous for his flamboyant poster art, which decorated the Parisian streetscape during the second half of the 19th century. In contrast with his colourful, dancing nymphs that covered posters, spectacle announcements, book covers, and advertisements, this small painting … Continue reading “Jules Chéret”
Xavier Mellery
The present panel is a softly rendered, intimate oil painting by Xavier Mellery, presumably showing the first communion of his daughter Lucy and that circumstance could be the reason why, until recently, this work was kept by the heirs. The figure looks very close to the girl depicted in an oil painting kept at the … Continue reading “Xavier Mellery”
Hermann Wöhler
Hermann Wöhler work is one the best rediscoveries made from the German art of the 1920’s. Die Sonne is part of the virtual series Der Paraklet. Sieben Bilder aus den Tagen des Retters un zum Gedächtnis an den frühe Heimgegangenen [The Paraclete. Seven images from the Days of the Saviours to the memory of the … Continue reading “Hermann Wöhler”
Odilon Redon
Odilon Redon’s Head of Perseus belongs to the best early painted works of heads cuts – flying, hanged, unexpected, in the ether or in water – that are the emblematic key of his oeuvre and can be assigned their places within an entire series of Redon figures. Actually, the present Head of Perseus is one … Continue reading “Odilon Redon”
Georges Dorignac
A terrific and powerful example of Dorignac’s sculpture-like drawings in black. This impressive face of a woman condenses all the major and singular characteristics of Dorignac’s graphic work: the tight frame, the monumentality, the black color, the volume and the dignity given to anonymous working figures. The tenebrous faces of women rising from the golden … Continue reading “Georges Dorignac”
Didier Petit de Meurville
Didier Petit de Meurville – painter, art aficionado and prominent collector of antiques and religious art – had many talents, which he seemed to exercise simultaneously and successfully. Born in Haiti in 1793, when the political climate was tumultuous, Petit de Meurville ventured to Lyon and began his career as a silk manufacturer. Soon, the … Continue reading “Didier Petit de Meurville”
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
The portraits of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux are always powerful works. Here, Carpeaux portrayed the French sculptor, Joseph Osbach. This young man was most probably a student of Carpeaux. The 4th August 1874, the painter mentioned in his journal working on a portrait of Osbach. However, there is a second portrait of the sculptor by the artiste. … Continue reading “Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux”
Léon Spilliaert
The Cloud was painted circa 1902-1903, a very intense period marked by a great surge in the artist’s talent. The whole of Spilliaert is already there and every aspect of his work can be recognized, with the exception of garish colors which will start appearing in his pieces around 1912-1913. The female image was the … Continue reading “Léon Spilliaert”
