Jean Sala : “the Letter”
Jean Sala(1869–1918) : “The Letter,” pastel on paper, 25 × 20 cm, mounted in a beautiful period gilded frame, 30 × 25 cm.
A virtuoso portraitist and genre painter whose talent earned him a bronze medal at the 1900 World’s Fair, this Barcelona native settled in Paris in the early 1890s and began signing his work “Jean” instead of “Juan.”
In our painting, where a folding screen, vases, and fine furniture suggest a bourgeois interior, the light from a lampshade resting on the writing desk gently caresses a pensive young woman contemplating the letter she has just opened, whose envelope has just fallen to the floor…
Is it a love letter—or, on the contrary, a breakup letter?
Signed and dated Paris.
Please feel free to ask us for photos or additional information via email or phone.
More photos and many other items are available at our store in Pau and on our Proantic website.
A virtuoso portraitist and genre painter whose talent earned him a bronze medal at the 1900 World’s Fair, this Barcelona native settled in Paris in the early 1890s and began signing his work “Jean” instead of “Juan.”
In our painting, where a folding screen, vases, and fine furniture suggest a bourgeois interior, the light from a lampshade resting on the writing desk gently caresses a pensive young woman contemplating the letter she has just opened, whose envelope has just fallen to the floor…
Is it a love letter—or, on the contrary, a breakup letter?
Signed and dated Paris.
Please feel free to ask us for photos or additional information via email or phone.
More photos and many other items are available at our store in Pau and on our Proantic website.
550 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Art Nouveau
Condition: Excellent condition
Reference (ID): 1838943
Availability: In stock
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