Belgian painter Alfred Stevens (1823—1906) was active mainly in Paris, where he settled in 1852. From about 1860 he achieved immense success with his pictures of young...
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Rogelio de Egusquiza y Barrena (1845—1915) was a Spanish genre and portrait painter, also known for his friendship with the German composer Richard Wagner. Rogelio de...
“The long black nights, when the moon hides her face, when the stars are afraid, are not so black. The silence that dwells in the forest is not so black. There is...
Pancraz Körle (1823—1875) was a German portrait and genre painter from Munich. He often depicts women in rococo style costumes. Pancraz Körle, The Birthday Cake, 19th...
After moving to Florence in 1885, following years as both a student and teacher at the art academy of Modena, Vittorio Reggianini (1858—1938) turned from historical and...
A group of European artists that became known as Costume painters. Their goal was to revive the elegance and luxury of the past by creating idealised paintings of a time...
This painting is available for purchase at Christie’s British & European Art online auction on 15th of July, London @christiesinc Current bid: £2,200. Émile...
One of the leading Belle Époque painter, Gaston La Touche (1854—1913) is known for his luminous and charming fête galante themes, scenes depicting parks, gardens,...
As an illustrator, Maurice Leloir (1853—1940) illustrated works by philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, playwright Jean-Baptiste Moiliere, and novelist Honore de Balzac....
French artist Jacques Martin (1844—1919) was admired by his peers, Auguste Renoir and Puvis de Chavannes. Martin was a pre-eminent painter of floral still-lifes, many of...
The present work is both a genre painting and a double portrait of two of the artist’s stepchildren, Ada Rotigliano and one of her two brothers. The two figures are...
Maria Matavtina was the last muse of the renowned Russian painter Konstantin Makovsky (1839—1915). The genre of portraiture dominates his oeuvre and female portraits are...
"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart." — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince. Vittorio Matteo Corcos,...
Born in Paris in 1856, Édouard Bisson (1856—1945) studied art under one of the most successful of French artists, Jean-Léon Gérôme. He always saw himself as a painter of...
“To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.” ― William Makepeace Thackeray. Vittorio Matteo Corcos, La Parigina, 1897, Private collection....
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust. Henry Ryland, Almond Blossom, c. 1890,...
Édouard Bisson’s (1856—1945) work focused on elevating a stylized form of feminine beauty during the Fin de Siècle. He exhibited regularly at the Salon of French Artists...
Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1859—1933) was clearly established as one of the leading portrait painters in Italy, and held in great esteem. His portraiture was especially...
A beautiful maiden admires her reflection in this allegorical painting by French Academic painter Guillaume Seignac (1870—1924). The artist is best known for his...
Paul Émile Chabas (1869—1937) was a neo-classical French painter and illustrator and a member of the Academie des Beaux-Arts. He was born in Nantes, and had his artistic...
"I consider myself a storyteller with a brush. I try to place myself back in imagined situations that would make interesting and appealing pictures. I am intent on...
“As a woman, my country is the whole world.” — Virginia Woolf. Vittorio Reggianini, The Flirtation, Private collection.
After moving to Florence in 1885, following years as both a student and teacher at the art academy of Modena, Vittorio Reggianini (1858—1938) turned from historical and...
