Alfred Caillaud - Christmas Presents
Artist: Alfred Caillaud
Alfred CAILLAUD
La Rochelle, 1858 - Paris, 1940
Christmas presents by the fireplace
Oil on canvas
51 x 38 cm (56 x 43 cm with frame)
Signed lower right "A. Caillaud"
Dedicated "à l'ami Fontaine"
Beautiful 19th-century carved and gilded wooden frame
Good condition
Visible at the gallery
An academic painter and pupil of Eugène Fromentin, Alfred Caillaud exhibited still lifes of various kinds (armor, objects, flowers, cheese, dessert...) in the 1870s and 1880s.
Our painting is inspired by the Japanese fashion of the 1880s. It depicts Christmas presents, with a stuffed toy, a child's shoe filled with papillotes, a Japanese doll, as well as sugared almonds and candies placed near the hearth of a fireplace.
A beautiful rendering of materials, particularly for the very pretty Japanese doll, an object that children received when Japan was very fashionable in France in the 1880s. To cite just one example, Pierre Loti's novel "Madame Chrysanthème" dates back to 1887 (Pierre Loti visited Japan five times between 1885 and 1901).
La Rochelle, 1858 - Paris, 1940
Christmas presents by the fireplace
Oil on canvas
51 x 38 cm (56 x 43 cm with frame)
Signed lower right "A. Caillaud"
Dedicated "à l'ami Fontaine"
Beautiful 19th-century carved and gilded wooden frame
Good condition
Visible at the gallery
An academic painter and pupil of Eugène Fromentin, Alfred Caillaud exhibited still lifes of various kinds (armor, objects, flowers, cheese, dessert...) in the 1870s and 1880s.
Our painting is inspired by the Japanese fashion of the 1880s. It depicts Christmas presents, with a stuffed toy, a child's shoe filled with papillotes, a Japanese doll, as well as sugared almonds and candies placed near the hearth of a fireplace.
A beautiful rendering of materials, particularly for the very pretty Japanese doll, an object that children received when Japan was very fashionable in France in the 1880s. To cite just one example, Pierre Loti's novel "Madame Chrysanthème" dates back to 1887 (Pierre Loti visited Japan five times between 1885 and 1901).
1 200 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Napoleon 3rd
Condition: Good condition
Material: Oil painting
Width: 38 cm (43 cm avec le cadre)
Height: 51 cm (56 cm avec le cadre)
Reference (ID): 1748825
Availability: In stock
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