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Louise AbbemaVenus and Cupid - Original Drawing by Louise Abbéma - 19271927
1927
About the Item
Venus and Cupid is an original artwork realized by French artist Louise Abbéma (1853- 1927).
Pencil on paper, on the back there is the stamp of Louise Abbéma's atelier, dated 1927. Passepartout cm 32.5x50
Good condition.
Louise Abbéma was a French painter, sculptor, and designer of the Belle Époque.
Abbéma was born in Étampes, Essonne. She first received recognition for her work at age 23 when she painted a portrait of Sarah Bernhardt, her lifelong friend and possibly her lover.
She was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon, where she received an honorable mention for her panels in 1881. Abbéma was also among the female artists whose works were exhibited in the Women's Building at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in in Chicago. A bust of Sarah Bernhardt sculpted of Abbéma was also exhibited at the exposition.
Among her best-known works are The Seasons, April Morning, Place de la Concorde, Among the Flowers, Winter, and portraits of actress Jeanne Samary, Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil, Ferdinand de Lesseps, and Charles Garnier.
Abbéma was also an accomplished printmaker, sculptor, and designer, as well as a writer who made regular contributions to the journals Gazette des Beaux-Arts and L'Art.
Among the many honors conferred upon Abbéma was Palme Academiques, 1887 and nomination as "Official Painter of the Third Republic." She was also awarded a bronze medal at the 1900 Exposition Universelle and in 1906 made a Chevalier of the Order of the Légion d'honneur.
- Creator:Louise Abbema (1853 - 1927, French)
- Creation Year:1927
- Dimensions:Height: 3.35 in (8.5 cm)Width: 5.12 in (13 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
- Condition:Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
- Gallery Location:Roma, IT
- Reference Number:Seller: T-1305051stDibs: LU65039964352
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