Oil on panel, Marine, Stormy weather by Alfred Stevens
Oil on panel, Marine, Stormy weather by Alfred Stevens
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Alfred Stevens 1823-1906
is a Belgian painter
as famous in France as in his homeland.
The son of a collector of the great masters
masters (Géricault and Delacroix), it was only natural that Alfred Stevens
studied in Paris in 1844 under Jean-Dominique Ingres.
He became friends with painter Edouard Manet, poet Charles Baudelaire, English painter James Whistler and many others...
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| Dimensions | 49.7 × 40.5 cm |
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He is known for his majestic, graceful portraits of women.
In 1855, he was decorated by the King of the Belgians for one of his paintings.
From 1858 onwards, he enjoyed dazzling success.
The whole of society sought to own his works, an ode to femininity.
Gold medal at the 1867 Universal Exhibition, Officer of the Legion of Honor.
Today, his paintings can be found in the world's greatest museums.
In 1900, he became the first living artist to have a solo exhibition at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
From the 1880s onwards, Stevens' touch became more impressionistic.
He devoted himself to landscapes and seascapes.
These intimate, poetic works are similar to those by Eugène Boudin, Jongkind and Sargent.
