"the Painter's Studio" By Jules Seltz, 1883, Large Painting, 160 X 128 Cm
Artist: Jules Seltz ( 1851-1896 )
"The Painter's Studio"
Oil on canvas painted in 1883 by the French artist Jules Seltz (1851–1896)
The canvas is large, measuring 129 x 96 cm, and the frame measures 160 x 128 cm..
Oil on canvas painted in 1883 by the French artist Jules Seltz (1851–1896)
The canvas is large, measuring 129 x 96 cm, and the frame measures 160 x 128 cm..
- Description: The scene depicts a painter standing in his richly decorated studio, holding his palette and brushes in front of his easel. He faces an elegant woman wearing an elaborate black Victorian-style dress.
- Setting: The interior reflects the period’s taste for cluttered studio-salons, adorned with numerous paintings hanging on the walls, oriental rugs, an antique clock, period chairs, and a piano in the background.
- Dates and Origin: Jules Seltz was born in 1852 and died in 1896. He was a painter associated with the Lorraine school.
- Local ties: His roots lie in the region of La Neuveville-les-Raon (in the Vosges department). His work and life were documented at the time in the *Bulletin des Sociétés Artistiques de l’Est*, which chronicled the intense cultural activity in the Lorraine region at the turn of the century.
- Bourgeois and high-society interiors: As seen in his painting *The Painter’s Studio* (1883), he excelled at the meticulous depiction of opulent interiors and high society. Geneva auctions
- Portraits of elegant women: He painted several portraits of bourgeois women, meticulously groomed and dressed in sumptuous period attire, such as his work titled *Portrait of an Elegant Woman* (1884).
- Academic Nudes: His body of work also includes nude studies set in interiors (such as the work *Studio Nude*).
2 800 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Good condition
Width: 129
Height: 96
Reference (ID): 1838547
Availability: In stock
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