Corne Akkers

Lakshmi – 16-02-21, Drawing, Pastels on Paper

2021

Seaport - an original large soft pastels on oil paper. Dramatic movement with sheer vails of blue. This color palette has blue, paynes gray, yellow ochre, red, and a touch of lavend...

Oil pastels painting, linen canvas. :: Painting :: Modern :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :...

Silhouettes You can access artist’s inspiration from the celebrations, dance events, ferias, festivals taking place in AndalucÃ

Julia – 19-11-19 Saturday 16th Novembern2019 I had Julia Gómes Avilés over as a model again. I wanted to express her dancing skills by a dynamic pose in which she holds her fo...

Eldorado This nude pastel drawing in the Golden series resembles a previous pastel ‘Nude – 02-02-19’ a bit. However, I put the stress on skin hues in order to stay in line wit...

Julia -28-08-18 Yesterday I had famous dancer and choreographer Julia Gómez Avilés over to pose for me. She dances and teaches in Guangzhou, China and is touring now through Eur...

Man and Woman is an original pastel drawing on cardboard paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Signed "...

Letter is an original drawing in china ink and pastel realized by the illustrator Chevalier in 1901. Hand-signed on the lower left and dated, with a description on the rear. The sta...

Landscape is an original china ink and pastels drawing on ivory-colorated paper, realized by Anonymous Artist of XX Century. In very good conditions. Illegible signature on the low...

Raphael Soyer, Russian/American (1899 - 1987) - Reclining Nude in Blue. Medium: Ink and Pastel on Paper, signed in pencil lower right, Size: 12.5 x 10.25 in. (31.75 x 26.04 cm)

Paul César Helleu is regarded among the most sought-after society portraitists of his era, and his Belle Époque works rival those of his contemporaries John Singer Sargent and Giovanni Boldini. He is best remembered for capturing the era's most beautiful socialites, including Consuelo Vanderbilt, the Duchess of Marlborough, the Comtesse de Loriol Chandieu and the Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles, among others. This work, however, stands out in that it captures the charming likeness of one of his art world cohorts, Mathilde See, a Parisian-born decorator and painter of floral still lifes. She is the essence of the modern woman, captured in her fashionable dress as she strolls along the flower-lined streets of Paris. Commanding in size, Portrait de Mathilde See fully displays Helleu's mastery over the medium of pastel. The muted palette of greys and blues is typical of the artist, bringing a harmony and cohesiveness to the composition. Furthermore, Helleu cleverly alludes to See's own artistic output with a backdrop of vibrant floral blooms, enlivening the canvas and complementing the greens and blues of the peacock feather adorning her hat. The portrait is all the more significant thanks to its provenance. It was previously in the collection of A. Alfred Taubman, one of America's most successful entrepreneurs and one-time owner of Sotheby's. Considering Taubman encountered some of the most noteworthy and beautiful works of art ever made through his auction house, the fact that he chose this portrait by Helleu to grace his collection is a testament to its import. Born in Brittany in 1859, Helleu moved to Paris in 1876 in order to study at the École des Beaux-Arts. Like so many other artists of his generation, he was trained there under the Academic master Jean-Léon Gérôme. That same year, he also attended the Second Impressionist Exhibition...

Portrait of Woman is an original pencil drawing on paper realized by Jeanne de Jesse in the early 20th Century. Good conditions. Hand-signed on the lower right. The artwork repres...