Oil on board, The Maids by Joseph Bail
Oil on board, The Maids by Joseph Bail
3.600,00 €
Joseph Bail (1862-1921)
was a French painter, specialising in genre scenes in the Dutch style. He was the second son of Antoine Jean Bail, with whom he began his training, then under the direction of Jean-Léon Gérôme. He was very well known and appreciated during his lifetime and his paintings are in many museums.
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| Dimensions | 63 × 70 cm |
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His first successes date from 1878, the year in which he began to exhibit at the Salon des Artistes Français.
The composition of his paintings, always elegant, is skilfully handled.
Some of his works, such as The Lacemakers, were very successful.
Josep Bail won numerous awards: in 1886, a third-class medal; in 1889, a silver medal; in 1900, a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exhibitions; and in 1902, he was awarded the Salon's medal of honour.
He excelled in creating a very bright light in his paintings, due to the radiant glow of a few bright spots or the direct projection of the outside day.