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Charles Soubre Blessing the Harvest - Belgian 19thC art figurative Victorian oil painting1853
1853
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This stunning arched top Victorian figurative oil painting is by noted Belgian artist Charles Soubre. It was painted in 1853 and is signed and date lower right. The composition is a complex figurative work that Soubre was so at ease with painting. The story behind the artwork is the blessing of the harvest with a central figure performing the rite and numerous figures gathered around him. In the background are some other figures still working on the harvest. Soubre has depicted fantastic detail in the workers faces and their unique postures of reverence. It is a colourful, vibrant luminous Victorian oil painting and an excellent example of Soubre's work.
Signed 'Chs Soubre' and dated 1853 lower right.
Provenance. Suffolk estate.
Condition. Oil on canvas with arched top, 35 inches by 26 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in its ornate frame with arched top, 42 inches by 33 inches and in good condition.
Charles Soubre (1821 -1895) was born and died in Liege, Belgium. His parents were Jean Joseph Soubre and Marie Françoise Hubertine Soubre (born Thyriard). He was a painter of historical scenes, genre scenes, figures, portraits and landscapes. Soubre was a pupil of J. Barthelemy Viellevoye at the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Liege. He was also an architect by profession. From 1893-1895 he exhibited at the Cercle des Beaux-Arts in Liege. Soubre was very much at ease in painting grand compositions depicting many figures depicting a story. Charles married Eugènie Françoise Joséphine Soubre (born Cajot in 1827). They had one daughter, Françoise Elisabeth Battaille (born Soubre). Charles Soubre passed away in 1895, at age 74.
- Creator:Charles Soubre (1821 - 1895)
- Creation Year:1853
- Dimensions:Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 42 in (106.68 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU853113312042
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