Felipe Maso De Falp (1851 - 1929) Catalan - The Mannequin And The Maid, Dated 1875
Artist: Felipe Maso De Falp (1851 - 1929)
Oil on mahogany panel.
Signed and dated lower left.
Dimensions: 46 x 38 cm.
Framed: 50.5 x 62.5 cm.
A genre scene depicting a maid facing a life-size mannequin in an interior by the Catalan painter Felipe Maso de Falp.
An early work by Felipe Maso de Falp.
In this early painting, Felipe Maso de Falp demonstrates a keen eye for detail. The shimmeringly colored setting includes carpets, fabrics, furniture, a screen, parasols, fans, feathers, etc.
The mannequin is a symbolic figure in painting.
In the 19th century, some artists imbued their mannequins with a polemical, dreamlike, aesthetic, erotic, or theoretical dimension.
Bibliography:
Felipe Maso de Falp was a Catalan painter born in Barcelona and died in Pau, France.
He studied law and architecture in Madrid before living in France from 1872 to 1885, where he was a student of the painter Léon Bonnat.
Initially a history painter, Felipe Maso presented A Procession of Saint Bartholomew (1884, Maricel Museum) at the 1884 Paris Salon, where it won an award and is considered a foundational work of the Sitges school of luminism.
Married to a Russian princess in 1889, he resided in the south of France, between Sitges, San Remo, Monte Carlo, and Lourdes.
Museums:
• Sitges - Maricel Museum of Sitges
• Vilanova i la Geltrú, Víctor Balaguerau Museum (Province of Barcelona)
• Figueres, Empordà Museum
• National Art Museum of Catalonia
• Madrid.
Signed and dated lower left.
Dimensions: 46 x 38 cm.
Framed: 50.5 x 62.5 cm.
A genre scene depicting a maid facing a life-size mannequin in an interior by the Catalan painter Felipe Maso de Falp.
An early work by Felipe Maso de Falp.
In this early painting, Felipe Maso de Falp demonstrates a keen eye for detail. The shimmeringly colored setting includes carpets, fabrics, furniture, a screen, parasols, fans, feathers, etc.
The mannequin is a symbolic figure in painting.
In the 19th century, some artists imbued their mannequins with a polemical, dreamlike, aesthetic, erotic, or theoretical dimension.
Bibliography:
Felipe Maso de Falp was a Catalan painter born in Barcelona and died in Pau, France.
He studied law and architecture in Madrid before living in France from 1872 to 1885, where he was a student of the painter Léon Bonnat.
Initially a history painter, Felipe Maso presented A Procession of Saint Bartholomew (1884, Maricel Museum) at the 1884 Paris Salon, where it won an award and is considered a foundational work of the Sitges school of luminism.
Married to a Russian princess in 1889, he resided in the south of France, between Sitges, San Remo, Monte Carlo, and Lourdes.
Museums:
• Sitges - Maricel Museum of Sitges
• Vilanova i la Geltrú, Víctor Balaguerau Museum (Province of Barcelona)
• Figueres, Empordà Museum
• National Art Museum of Catalonia
• Madrid.
900 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Oil painting on wood
Length: 46cm
Width: 38 cm
Reference (ID): 1653447
Availability: In stock
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