Estella Canziani Art

This drawing by Léon Bonnat, the greatest portrait painter of the Third Republic, shows a woman of indeterminate age, caught in a melancholic pose. 1. Léo...

François-Édouard Picot (French, 1786 – 1868) Ancient Greek Comedy Play • Pencil Drawing on laid paper behind decorative matting, visible image, ca. 10.5 x 15.5 cm • Modern Glased frame, ca. 27 x 33 cm • Signed "Picot fecit" lower left • As we photographed through glass, there are reflections in the images Worldwide shipping is complimentary - There are no charges for handling & delivery Here we have the somewhat unusual, yet typical subject matter François-Édouard Picot was interested in depicting. Shown is a scene from an ancient Greek comedy play. The previous owner has noted on the back, that this image was copied from an ancient Greek stone relief. François-Édouard Picot was born on the 10th of October in 1786 in Paris, France. He studied with various masters and became well known for his historical and mythological subjects. In 1812 he won the second prize in the Prix de Rome competition and after that success, went on to exhibit at the Paris Salon, where in the year 1819 he won a first-class medal for his neoclassical L'Amour et Psyché, which today hangs in the Louvre in Paris. He regularly exhibited his work in the salon up to 1839. He taught several young great artists at his elitist studio and was known for accepting only very few students, which included William Bouguereau, Gustave Moreau, Cabanel and Paul Seignac...

Joseph-Marie Vien (1716-1809) ‘Ambassadeur de Siam’ and ‘La Sultana Reine’ Both titled lower centre, the drawing of the ambassador inscribed with colours intended for the prints, e...

English Graphite Sketch of a Male Nude, Back View by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905) on pale blue/grey artists paper, unframed measurements: sheet 18.75 x 12 inches provenance...

English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Standing by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905) on off white artists paper, unframed measurements: sheet 14.75 x 10.5 inches provenance:...

19th century Italian school drawing. Academic study of the figure of the young naked man. Drawing made from two sides of the sheet of paper On the other side two feet and an arm are ...

Collections: With Ellis Smith, London; Private collection, to 2015. Literature: G.C. Williamson, John Downman A.R.A., his Life and Works, p. lviii no's. 2 and 3, p. xxxi. Exhi...

Red chalk and graphite over paper Image size: 19 x 13 1/2 inches (48.25 x 34.25 cm) Contemporary style frame The name Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood referred to the groups’ opposition t...

English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Seated by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905) on pale grey artists paper, unframed measurements: sheet 18.75 x 10.25 inches (width measure...

Pioneering English Female Illustrator Helen Stratton masterfully renders in pen and ink a scene from "The Little Mermaid" in George Newnes's 1899 editi...

English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Standing by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905) on off-white artists paper, unframed measurements: sheet 14.5 x 11 inches provenance: fr...

Conté crayon on paper Signed and dated, l.r. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City. ...