Portrait Of Emma Ricard By Adolphe Monticelli 1824-1886

Splendid oil on wood measuring 70cm x 39cm plus period frame 95cm x 70cm signed lower left MONTICELLI a label on the back stating "Portrait of Emma RICARD around 1865-1870" Very interesting painting by this artist, precursor of modernity, the first to have broken all academic codes to express himself freely with deep sincerity This painting is located at the end of his first academic period where impasto accompanied by pure colors and in the background a certain vaporous blur announcing Impressionism Very interesting work by this great painter who was one of the great creators of modern art of the 19th century, bringing in his wake Cézanne and Van GOGH Adolphe Monticelli whose works appear in the greatest museums around the world as well as in prestigious collections Its record price being 413,000 USD in 2013 for a small landscape bordering on abstraction and a bouquet of flowers made 208,000 euros in 2022 Van GOGH had a revelation when he saw works by Monticelli at his brother Théo's house He wrote "I owe everything to Monticelli, he who taught me the chromaticism of colors" and "I am sure that I will be his continuation, as if I were his son or his brother..." The painting that I present to you is a very beautiful collector's work, extremely modern for the time, pure stains placed with precision (heralding both Fauvism and abstraction) on wood left bare in places to give a background color Certificate of authenticity from the artist's expert Marc STAMMEGNA free shipping worldwide