Alexandre Bida

Alexandre Bida (1813-1895) A Young Woman in profile, Signed drawing

circa 1890

Achille Devéria (1800-1857) A young woman seen in profile Black Chalk on paper with cut edges Bears the stamp of the Achille Deveria Estate Sale of 1...

André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) A Pensive young woman pencil on paper 29.5 x 22.5 cm (view) In good condition, except some traces of stains Framed : 55.5 x 41.5 cm (vintage frame...

Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (1819-1898) Portrait of a man in profile signed on the lower right Pencil and heightenings of white gouache on paper 19.5 x 13 cm Framed : 29 x 22.7 cm Jules-Eugène Lenepveu is of course particularly well known for his large-scale paintings, such as the one on the ceiling of the Paris Opera, but his work here is much more delicate and intimate. We recognise the artist's mastery of talent, but the play of textures, with its highlights of white that enliven and illuminate the model's face, is also very subtle. There's a particularly charming sense of life and impression of light. Jules-Eugène Lenepveu was born in Angers on 12 December 1819, on the site of the street that now bears his name, into a family of small shopkeepers. The painter showed a deep attachment to his family throughout his life through his correspondence and the many portraits of his relatives. He entered the drawing school in Angers in 1833, where he was a pupil of Jean-Michel Mercier. There he rubbed shoulders with the sculptor Ferdinand Taluet. He arrived in Paris in 1837 and entered the Beaux-Arts, where he was officially admitted to François-Édouard Picot's studio in 1838. He exhibited his work "L'Idylle" at the Salon of 1843 and, that same year, left for his first visit to Italy. He was awarded the Second Prix de Rome in 1843 for "Cincinnatus recevant les députés du Sénat" (Cincinnatus receiving the deputies of the Senate), then the First Prize in 1847 for "La Mort de Vitellius" (The Death of Vitellius). A resident at the Villa Médicis from 1848, he was surrounded by painters Alexandre Cabanel, Léon Benouville, Gustave Boulanger, Félix Barrias...

André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) Portrait of a Lady bears the stamp of the studio of André Eugène Costilhes in the lower right-hand corner pencil red chalk and heightenings of whi...

Watercolour on paper, signed and dated '1870' lower left Image size: 5 x 6 1/2 inches (13 x 16.5 cm)

Profile of Woman from behind is an Original Drawing in China Ink realized by Eugène Giraud in the Late 19th Century. Good conditions. The delicate a...

Profile of Woman is a drawing realized by Dinz in 1910. Charcoal on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed on the lower Good conditions. The artwork realized through deft quick strokes...

Pencil and coloured chalk on paper, signed bottom right Image size: 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches (3.75 x 3 cm) Mounted and framed Provenance Studio sale, Christies 18th May 1863 The Artis...